My daughter in a course reflecting on how liturgies might respond to climate change. Confessing to houseplants might seem silly— but what about glaciers, whales, the Amazon, Monarch butterflies, the 🌏 — which rarely figure in our confession of what we have done and failed to do.
Today in chapel, we confessed to plants. Together, we held our grief, joy, regret, hope, guilt and sorrow in prayer; offering them to the beings who sustain us but whose gift we too often fail to honor. What do you confess to the plants in your life?
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Sep 18, 2019 · 2:52 PM UTC

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Replying to @RobertEllsberg
I appreciate this exercise to deepen our interconnection with nature. 20+ yrs ago—as a community gardener & Master Gardner. I read The Secret Life of Plants, ‘73” & “Behaving As If The God In All Life Mattered, ‘97” Also studied Eastern religions & art.
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And preborn babies, please don't forget how they have been destroyed! Even many born children, @CtrMedProgress follow them.
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Are you telling me tree-hugging is passé?
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I see a budding saint:
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She confesses before the Cherubim who guard The Garden. Their wings sprout up from the earth while their roots hold fast to the earth like fingers.