The PCUSA Statement of Faith includes the following:
“In sovereign love God created the world good and makes everyone
equally in God’s image, male and female, of every race and people, to
live as one community. But we rebel against God; we hide from our
Creator. Ignoring God’s commandments, we violate the image of God in
others and ourselves, accept lies as truth, exploit neighbor and nature,
and threaten death to the planet entrusted to our care. We deserve
God’s condemnation. Yet God acts with justice and mercy to redeem
creation.”
Today, think about what you have done to protect God's creation. What steps and changes have you made in your life to be a good steward of the environment, and to promote social justice? As you have seen in several of the posts on this site, very often the pursuit of social justice and equality of all people is closely linked to the availability of natural resources. Find ways to conserve resources locally, and to support equality globally.
"The
ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice
something today for future generations whose words of thanks will
not be heard."
- Gaylord Nelson, former governor of Wisconsin, founder
of Earth Day
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