Sunday Inspirational Message ~ For the Beauty of the Earth ~ Natural Harmony

https://ui.constantcontact.com/rnavmap/tip/dispatcher?origImg=http://gilsmethod.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/weekly-wallpaper-celebrating-earth-day-a.jpg During the month of APRIL Reverend Glenda and Reverend Judy focus attention on deep appreciation for the beauty of the Earth and also on the immense responsibility of human 'dominion' over the natural world.

Thomas Berry, a leading spokesperson for the Earth, says we must develop "a new understanding of the planet Earth: this radiant blue-white planet hanging in the sky, twirling upon its axis in the light of the sun each day, swinging in its solar orbit each year."

We are invited to join The Revs as they take us on an exploration of the need for a mutually enhancing mode of human presence to the Earth; where we begin to see that what happens to the nonhuman happens to the human; where we begin to understand that every being is supported by every other being in the Earth community.

Each week they will help us embrace the dynamic dance between the essential core of ourselves, the Sacred I, and the intricate web of the outer world; the Soul of the World that is living, animated and conscious.

We will work towards falling in love with the world, to see that everything around us is a living, sacred essence, not an 'it'.

Thomas Berry says, "What happens to the outer world happens to the inner world. If the outer world is diminished in its grandeur then the emotional, imaginative, intellectual, and spiritual life of the human is diminished or extinguished. Without the soaring birds, the great forests, the sounds and coloration of the insects, the free-flowing streams, the flowering fields, the sight of the clouds by day and the stars by might, we become impoverished in all that makes us human."

Join us as we step toward bringing reverence for our human responsibility within the community of life systems on our planet, and, as we create awareness and support for environmental issues and for Earth Day 2013.

This thoughtful series of talks will highlight the idea that each one of us individually and all of us together are called to recognize our oneness with "the great divinity called nature, the luminous and numinous presence which has depth and possibility and beauty within it;" to sense the holy in all things.

Please join us at Common Ground for our 10:30 am inspirational service.

Resources include:

Consciousness in Action, by Andrew Beath Waking the Global Heart, by Anodea Judith The Great Work, by Thomas Berry The Fabric of the Future, by a Compilation of Women Visionaries

These titles are available in the Book Boutique. (Quantities Limited)