Easter Sunday
byChrist calls his followers to take up his ministries of nurturing, feeding and healing. In so doing, we bear witness to the God who…
EnviroLent
Holy Saturday: The Loss of Community
byGraduate students in the sciences were challenged to translate their research into a prayer of confession—to communicate how the work their doing in creation…
Good Friday: Dependent on Death
byFor any creature to live, countless seen and unseen others must die, often by being eaten themselves. Life as we know it depends on…
Maundy Thursday: Returned to Rest
bySmooth approach, gentle nod Her voice precedes our form Like water waking canvas, She re-stories faces worn. So long these crosses take to draw…
Day 37: The Choice of Care
by[openquote] May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works— who looks on the earth and it trembles,…
Day 36: All Creatures of Our God
byIn this Holy Week, EnviroLent returns to song. All Creatures of our God and King was penned by Saint Francis of Assisi.[ref]In its original…
Day 35: I’ve Seen Stones Cry
byHe answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:40 I’ve seen the stones cry out. I’ve…
Palm Sunday
byToday is the final Sabbath day of EnviroLent, which means it’s also Palm Sunday. It’s the day we remember the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem…
Day 31: God the Sustainer
by[openquote]These all look to you to give them their food in due season; when you give to them, they gather it up; when you…
Day 30: Catalogue of Trees
byThat poet born of heaven came to be in residence, and plucking his resounding lyre strings, he summoned many shade trees to his presence….