Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope, the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay. (Rom 8:21)

God blesses the one who reads the words of this prophecy to the church, and he blesses all who listen to its message and obey what it says, for the time is near. (Rev 1:3)

I encountered both these scriptures during my prayer time this morning. I was trying to center; however, my monkey mind launched into chatter. Soon I noticed a pattern to the chatter and saw that it was taking a direction.

Recently, I have joined GreenFaith—an ecumenical movement to care for God’s creation. I have been reading Bill McKibben’s Eaarth and plan to attend his tour presentation “Do the Math!” in Atlanta tomorrow night (www.350.org) . Continue reading →