Caring for the Earth is a fundamental part of our Christian faith. We hold a set of core values that speak to the heart of our religious morals and ethics: spirituality, stewardship, sustainability, and justice.
Spirituality - Creation itself inspires us and calls us to care. God created all things of Heaven and Earth and God is our inspiration to care for both wild places and our own cities and backyards.
Stewardship - Psalm 24 states that “the Earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it.” We simply hold the Earth in trust for God. We are tenants here, called to care for the creation on behalf of future generations and all species.
Sustainability - At the heart of sustainability is the goal of meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In a world of finite resources, those among us who have more than enough must address patterns of consumption so that we can provide for all.
Justice - Justice means that in addition to providing aid to our neighbors, we are called to change societal systems that cause poverty, injustice, and environmental damage in the first place. It goes beyond helping to meet physical needs to creating a society with laws and policies that allow the needs of all Earth’s inhabitants to be met. Care and responsibility for the “least of these among us” is a central tenant of Christianity and has a direct connection to environment issues.
The “Earth does not belong to us, we belong to the Earth.” Read more at: http://earthministry.org/
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