...both lay people and monks have to lead a very positive and constructive Christian life of virtue. It is not sufficient for the tree to remain alive, it must also bear fruit.
Merton, Thomas. Life and Holiness (New York: Image Books, 1963) 15
Psalm 1: 3
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.
Thursday | Day 2 | Our God Who Has Created and Is Creating
"I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted." Job 42:2
Today's passage declares that God the Creator is still creating and we are participants in this creation. At times our role in ecological exploitation will cause us to want to repent before God in dust and ashes as Job did. Yet we are also finding ways to participate in the healing of God's creation through acts of eco-justice. We can also learn more about living in harmony with creation by learning from Aboriginal peoples and others who have a history of caring for the earth.
Reflection Questions: How have you or your group/community been partnering with God in restoring some of creation's brokenness? What more (or new) acts would you or you group/community like to take up, and what kind of support and allies would you need?
Rising with the Morning Star (UCPH, 2010).
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