April 22 is Earth Day, and our we allow our Corporate Commitment to challenge us:
"Moved by our passion for God's reign, to discern the calls of the Spirit in the signs of the times, especially….by being alert to all that destroys and threatens the life of our planet; to work as a body, in close collaboration with the other members of our Family and with others to ensure sustainability"
All over the world, there is a growing awareness of the beauty and vulnerability of our planet. There is a growing awareness that we humans, the conscious element of the earth, gifted with the power to reflect, to decide, and to ACT, have the capacity both to destroy it and all its life forms, or to safeguard and nurture it, for its own sake, for ourselves and for all life to come.
Here in Rome, we have not prepared a specific prayer or campaign for earth day. We simply share a little of what we found with a very quick search on the World Wide Web. There are therefore various resources in English, French and Spanish which we share with you. There are surely many more that those of you with internet access can find for yourselves!
April 22 is certainly a day when we need to pray for our planet… but it also a day that reminds us that we are called to listen very carefully and to open our “inner eyes”, so that we will hear the Spirit suggesting what we may do, how we may learn more, and with whom to collaborate in celebrating and preserving the wondrous life on this earth which we are so privileged to share.
JPIC Rome
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