We can be more rooted in the Earth 1) by enjoying a sense of place with respect to our local habitats; 2) by revering individual animals as subjects in their own right; 3) by being respectful of and awed by the planet as a whole; 4) by enjoying openness to our own bodies; 5) by becoming inwardly silent, so that we might hear the Earth on its own terms; 6) by feeling the pain of the world, both human and nonhuman; 7) by coming to terms with our own inner violence, which is part of earthly existence; and 8) by recognizing our call from Holy Wisdom to overcome this violence and be peacemakers in a broken world. Each of these eight sensibilities can be part of the inner dimension of a Christianity with roots and wings.
— Jay McDaniel, With Roots and Wings