(Via Bread for the World)
This installment of Prayers to End Hunger is excerpted from Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo’s devotional on climate change in Finding Hope, Ending Hunger on Both Sides of the Border: A Bilingual Latino Devotional.
From the early scripture passages (Genesis 2:15) to the last (Revelation 11:18), we hear a call and warning to care for God’s creation (Psalm 24:1). When we disrespect this call, the harmonious order under which God created life is threatened, and all creatures suffer the consequences (Jeremiah 14:2-7). Although the story of Joseph (Genesis 37, 40-41), and the dreams of the Pharaoh of Egypt does not speak of a climate crisis like the one we face today, it certainly describes the reality of a region that will face major climate shifts.
Like Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, climate scientists today have interpreted climate data and warn us about coming fluctuations in temperatures, stronger storms, longer droughts, and floods. These are already affecting the planet’s biodiversity and the livelihoods of the most vulnerable human communities. The next few years are a critical time for the global community to adopt policies that put humanity on a path to ending hunger while averting catastrophic damage to the planet. Let us pray:
God of Creation:
In your infinite wisdom and limitless love, you created the Earth — a magnificent planet teeming with life.
Just as you equipped Joseph with the spiritual gifts necessary to protect the lives of thousands, equip us so that through our actions to protect the lives of the most vulnerable communities against climate change, the world gets to know your kindness and your glory. Amen
Video: Build a Brighter Future
/in Campaigns, NEWS /by adminClimate Action Voces Unidas and New Mexico Voices for Children collaborated to release this great video on the need for the oil and gas industry to take greater responsibility for the well-being of the front-line communities by reducing methane emissions. The two organizations also cite the importance of diversifying our economy, which would be a great step towards ensuring the long-term well-being of children in these communities.
Excerpts from a Devotional on Climate Change
/in Earth & Faith /by admin(Via Bread for the World)
This installment of Prayers to End Hunger is excerpted from Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo’s devotional on climate change in Finding Hope, Ending Hunger on Both Sides of the Border: A Bilingual Latino Devotional.
From the early scripture passages (Genesis 2:15) to the last (Revelation 11:18), we hear a call and warning to care for God’s creation (Psalm 24:1). When we disrespect this call, the harmonious order under which God created life is threatened, and all creatures suffer the consequences (Jeremiah 14:2-7). Although the story of Joseph (Genesis 37, 40-41), and the dreams of the Pharaoh of Egypt does not speak of a climate crisis like the one we face today, it certainly describes the reality of a region that will face major climate shifts.
Like Joseph interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, climate scientists today have interpreted climate data and warn us about coming fluctuations in temperatures, stronger storms, longer droughts, and floods. These are already affecting the planet’s biodiversity and the livelihoods of the most vulnerable human communities. The next few years are a critical time for the global community to adopt policies that put humanity on a path to ending hunger while averting catastrophic damage to the planet. Let us pray:
God of Creation:
In your infinite wisdom and limitless love, you created the Earth — a magnificent planet teeming with life.
Just as you equipped Joseph with the spiritual gifts necessary to protect the lives of thousands, equip us so that through our actions to protect the lives of the most vulnerable communities against climate change, the world gets to know your kindness and your glory. Amen
Celebrate Laudato Si Week on May 17-25
/in Earth & Faith, Featured Articles, NEWS /by adminLaudato Si’ Week 2021, to be held May 16-25, will be the crowning event of the Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year, and a celebration of the great progress the whole Church has made on its journey to ecological conversion.
Laudato Si’ Week 2021 will also be a time to reflect on what the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us and prepare for the future with hope.
Official Events
May 17
Laudato Si Dialogue: Critical Opportunities in 2021 to create change: call for an integral path.
This webinar will highlight key political opportunities in 2021 to create change, with a focus on the UN climate conference (COP 26) and the UN biodiversity conference (COP 15) and the need for an integral approach. We will hear from the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and from indigenous and youth leaders on the key role these conferences must play in building back better after the COVID 19 pandemic, achieving global goals, restoring harmony between humanity and nature, and building a culture of care and justice. Attend This Event
Other Events (Click here for details on each of the events listed below)
18 May – Laudato Si Dialogue on Education
19 May – Laudato Si Dialogue on Energy and Fossil Fuels
20 May – Sowing Hope for the Planet / Creation Care Prayer Network
21 May – Global Action Day for Our Common Home
22 May – Laudato Si Festival “Songs for Creation”
23 May – (Pentecost) Praying Gathering
24 May – Roundtable about WASH
25 May – Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development