In this special day, the Christian world celebrates the birthday of Jesus. I looked to the Green Bible for some inspiring quotes and what did I find? A great collection of quotes from great men and women across history! They were compiled and edited by J.Matthew Sleeth, M.D.
Let me share some:
Around the world, we can see the results of exploitation which destroys much without taking future generations into account. Today, all men have a duty to show themselves worthy of the mission given them by the Creator by ensuring the safe-keeping of that Creation. --- Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
I believe in God, the Father almighty,creator of heaven and earth. --- Apostle's Creed (1st century)
We give you thanks, most gracious God, for the beauty of the earth and sky and sea; for the richness of mountains, plains, and rivers; for the songs of birds and the loveliness of flowers. We praise you for these good gifts and pray that we may safeguard them for our posterity. Grant that we may continue to grow in our grateful enjoyment of your abundant creation, to the honor and glory of your name, now and forever. --- The Book of Common Prayer (1549)
It would go a long way to caution and direct people in their use of the world that they were better studied and known in the creation of it. For how could man find the confidence to abuse it, while they should see the Great Creator stare them in the face, in all and every part thereof? --- William Penn (1644-1718), Fruits of Solitude
All are but parts of one stupendous whole, Whose body Nature is, and God the soul. --- Alexander Pope (1688-1744), An Essay on Man
The world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers;
Little we see in Nature that is ours. --- William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
All that I have ever seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all that I have not seen. --- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82)
Earth is crammed with Heaven.
And every bush aflame with God.
But only those who see take off their shoes. --- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61)
And nature, the old nurse, took
The child upon her knee,
Saying, "Here is a story book
My Father hath writ for thee.
Come, wander with me," she said,
"In regions yet untrod,
And read what is still unread
in the manuscripts of God." --- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-82)
Flowers may beckon towards us, but they speak toward heaven and God. --- Henry Ward Beecher (1813-87)
Love all of God's creation, the whole of it and every grain of sand. Love every leaf, every ray of God's light! Love the animals, love the plants, love everything. --- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81)
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what's been given. But up to now he hasn't been a creator, only a destroyer. Forests keep disappearing, rivers dry up, wild life's become extinct, the climates ruined, and the lands grow poorer and uglier every day. --- Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)
Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what's in the books, for they speak with the voice of God.
I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station through which God speaks to us every hour, if we only tune in. --- George Washington Carver (1864-1943)
A wrong attitude toward nature implies, somewhere, a wrong attitude toward God. --- T.S. Elliot (1888-1965)
We need to find God, but we cannot find him in noise or in excitement. See how nature, the trees, the flowers, the grass grow in deep silence. See how the stars, the moon, and the sun all move in silence. --- Mother Theresa (1910-97)
When man turns his back on the Creator's plan, he provokes a disorder which has inevitable repercussions on the rest of the created order. If man is not at peace with God, then earth itself cannot be at peace. The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis...Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must become a part of everyday life. --- Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
We must work passionately and indefatigably to bridge the gulf between our scientific progress and our moral progress. One of the great problems of mankind is that we suffer from a poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and technological abundance. The richer we have become materially, the poorer we have become morally and spiritually. --- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-68)
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it shoul be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature...I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. --- Anne Frank (1929-45)
The first law of our being is that we are set in a delicate network of interdependence with our fellow human beings and with the rest of God's creation. --- Desmond Tutu (1931- )
May we, indeed, celebrate Christmas with the Creator, foremost, and His Creation in mind. A greener, healthier and happier earth to all! --- Dennis (www.pinoygreenacademy.com)
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