Written by Scott B. Hayashi
Psalm 107:33-34 (NRSV) The LORD changed rivers into deserts, and water-springs into thirsty ground, a fruitful land into salt flats, because of the wickedness of those who dwell there.
For the writers of the Bible there was an intimate connection between the earth and the behavior of the people. For us, what the psalmist envisioned has become a concrete reality. We are the stewards of God’s creation.
But we have fouled our rivers, polluted our air, destroyed forests, ripped hillsides apart, laid waste to animal habitats, wiped out species of animals, and turned our environment into an oven. We have not done well as stewards.
Saint Paul says in Romans 8 that the earth groans in labor pains (earthquakes) to be set free from its bondage and decay, awaiting the revealing of the children of God. The earth is still groaning, waiting for the children of God to rise. Will you—will I—be a child of God—true, whole, brave, and strong? Our world waits, and the hour grows late.
O God, grant me the courage and strength to be all that you have created me to be. Amen.
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