Water is the cradle and source of all life on earth, it is a sacred gift. We need to recognize that regardless of its commercial worth, water has a social, cultural, medical, religious and spiritual value. -13 Indigenous Grandmothers
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Here's an enlightening reflection on the importance of the Cosmic Story in our lives by Gail and Milt - lovers of the natural world and avid participants of the 'Great Work.'
"The Great Work now, as we move into a new millennium, is to carry out the transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth to a period when humans would be present to the planet in a mutually beneficial manner."...Thomas Berry, "The Great Work: Our Way to the Future"  “Humanity is exalted not because we are so far above other living creatures, but because knowing them well elevates the very concept of life.” - E.O. Wilson More on E.O. Wilson and Biophilia  "The contemplative gaze renders the whole world sacramental."
- Elizabeth Johnson, csj Elizabeth Johnson in America Magazine
 We are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create the future. We live immersed in a sea of energy beyond all comprehension. But this energy, in an ultimate sense, is ours not by domination but by invocation.
- Thomas Berry,“The Dynamics of the Future” in The Great Work, p. 175  Here we might observe that the basic mood of the future might well be one of confidence in the continuing revelation that takes place in and through the earth. If the dynamics of the universe from the beginning shaped the course of the heavens, lighted the sun, and formed the earth, if this same dynamism brought forth the continents and seas and atmosphere, if it awakened life in the primordial cell and then brought into being the unnumbered variety of living beings, and finally brought us into being and guided us safely through the turbulent centuries, there is reason to believe that this same guiding process is precisely what has awakened in us our present understanding of ourselves and our relation to this stupendous process. Sensitized to such guidance from the very structure and functioning of the universe, we can have confidence in the future that awaits the human venture.
- Thomas Berry, “The New Story,” in The Dream of the Earth, 137 By Joan Chittister
Source: Spiritual Ecology Essential to survival, seeds have profound spiritual implications. For centuries the planting of the seed in the earth not only nourished humanity, but also symbolized the mystery of life and the journey of the soul. In our current supermarket lifestyle of pre-packaged products, far removed from the cycles of planting, we have nearly forgotten this mystery. Now as the integrity of the seed is threatened, so is its primal meaning. Watch video here Sister Joan Chittister, OSB, is an internationally known writer and lecturer. She currently serves as co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, facilitating a worldwide network of women peace-builders from all the faith traditions. Sister Joan is a member of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA, and has written fifty books. For more about Sister Joan Chittister For more about SACRED SEED "The Earth has been there for a long time. She is mother to all of us and knows everything because many generations of (human)kind have lived with her." Source/More: http://niceartlife.com/connect-to-earth/  |
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