To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.
Anglican Communion 5th Mark of Mission
Earth Day - Earth ACTION Day - is April 22
Anglican Church of Canada General Synod Resolutions
2023: Moving Toward Net Zero | Addressing the Climate Emergency | Water
2019: Single-Use Plastics | The Season of Creation | Climate Change
Parish of St. Mary, York, series: Faith in Action: Building HOPE for tomorrow in the face of climate change (follow the "Other" link)
See our Resources Page for more links and articles
In her Wycliffe 2022 convocation address, world renowned climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe (who received the degree of Doctor of Sacred Letters honoris causa) began by citing statistics that pointed to the fact that a majority of people today are worried about climate change. "People don't need more science," she observed, "they need hope." Reminding the new graduates that fear—which can paralyze us—is not from God, she quoted Scripture, "Love casts out fear." "Who and what does the world need now?" she asked. "The answer is you." She concluded her address with a challenge to her listeners that we must act with power, in love, and with a sound mind. "That is exactly what people most need today."
All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee. (1 Chronicles 29)
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, that you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture? (Ezekiel 34:18)
The earth is created, sustained and redeemed by Christ. We cannot claim to love God while abusing what belongs to Christ by right of creation, redemption and inheritance. We care for the earth and responsibly use its abundant resources, not according to the rationale of the secular world, but for the Lord's sake. If Jesus is Lord of all the earth, we cannot separate our relationship to Christ from how we act in relation to the earth. For to proclaim the gospel that says 'Jesus is Lord' is to proclaim the gospel that includes the earth, since Christ's Lordship is over all creation. Creation care is thus a gospel issue within the Lordship of Christ.
- Cape Town Commitment (Third Lausanne Congress, 2010)
Holy God,
earth and air and water are your creation,
and every living thing belongs to you:
have mercy on us as climate change confronts us.
Give us the will and the courage
to simplify the way we live,
to reduce the energy we use,
to share the resoures you provide,
and to bear the cost of change.
Forgive our past mistakes and send us your Spirit,
with wisdom in present controversies
and vision for the future to which you call us
in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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