Day 16
Outdoor religion
Spend time with the photo
Photo credit: S. Kress
If our praying is to be real,
then our prayers should be compatible with the world in which we live.
Christianity has been an indoor religion.
The windows of our churches
are stained, and while beautiful,
they prevent worshippers from seeing and praying in communion with creation. …
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The time is long overdue
to discover and reverence the indwelling of God
not only in us but in all creation, …
developing a wholesome, prayerful, planetary spirituality.
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To incorporate
the vista of the Milky Way galaxy
with its billions of stars
into your prayers is to pray with wonder.
Edward Hays, Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim
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Treat yourself:
Watch some of David Attenborough's documentaries
Our Planet and Our Planet II
They invite meditation on all creation large and small.
and
Go outside more than usual.
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