Apr 16
Day One Let us pray today for: trees, plants, crops, and forests. “… the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirty fold.” Matthew 13: 23 Creator God, we thank you for your gifts of trees, …
Apr 22
Today we recognize that the earth provides for all of us, and we commit ourselves to caring for it. We take only what we need, and we replenish what we take. Food, including the ingredients for bread, is one thing that the earth provides for us. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Guide Pyramid recommends …
Apr 22
God of wisdom, we see your love in the rising sun and waning tide, you grace Earth with life in mysterious variety. Every thing has meaning, is blessing; each of us is charged with their care – from the smallest creature to the ocean’s depth. Grant us wisdom to know your ways of love and …
Apr 22
Did you know that one tree in its average 50-year lifetime can clean-up $62,000 of air pollution? Trees and people keep each other alive. While trees give off oxygen for us to breathe, they inhale carbon dioxide, which trees thrive upon. Trees do other wonderful things, too; they recycle water, prevent soil erosion, and provide …