"The Garden of Eden" by Lucas Cranach der Ältere, a 16th-century German depiction of Eden.
At this Wednesday's Healing Eucharist, we celebrated Earth Day, including the reading of The Canticle of The Creatures, by St. Francis of Assisi, excerpted below.
...Be praised, my Lord, for brother wind
and by air and clouds, clear skies and all weathers,
by which you give sustenance to your creatures.....
After Wednesday's Gospel Reading, Willie Krischke, a parishioner at St. Mark's, offered a reading from his blog for our reflection. Willie and his wife Megan have worked with Native American students through InterVarsity at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, since 2006.
My understanding of creation and my relationship with it has been intensely challenged over the last few years. I have come to believe that if we are not living in harmony with creation, then we have not fully embraced the reconciling work of Christ, and are ignoring an important part of his gospel.
In recent years, Willie attended a symposium devoted to creation theology. Following that, he wrote a series of blogs exploring the concept of humans as the "youngest in the family of creation." Read them here.
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