Earth Day - Restore Our Earth

Earth Day is tomorrow and the theme for Earth Day this year is Restore Our Earth. 

As Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church writes in his book, Love is the Way, the opposite of love is selfishness. And when it comes to the Earth we have been so very selfish. 

Madeleine L'Engle also wrote about how the idea of being a consumer is destroying our relationship with the earth and all creation. A consumer consumes. A consumer doesn't live in harmony with that which it consumes. Somewhere in the past couple of centuries we have developed this idea that the earth is for our own benefit, that everything in it is meant to serve us. But that is not the way that God created this planet. God created this planet out of great love, to live in love, to show each other care and to care for every living thing together. 

Restoring our Earth is a project we all need to work on together. It is not something that a few tree-huggers can do on their own. It is a global project for all humans to participate in. Together, we can restore balance to carbon content of our air. Together, we can clean waters and natural habitats. Together, we can reduce our waste and drain on the environment. Together we can protect that which gives its life for our lives. However, we cannot do this without you. You and me make we. Without you, there is no we. We need you to think about the products you are using. We need you to think about the food you are eating. We need you to think about how your actions and choices affect our planet. Our intent and our impact are not always the same, and this is one area of life in which our impact has far outweighed our intent. Take an Earth Day pledge today and help Restore Our Earth!