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A Prayer for the Beached Dolphins
February 2012. We read in the news about a tragedy. From New England to Peru, an unprecedented number of dolphins are beaching themselves: 124 have died on Cape Cod and 200 in Chiclayo, Peru. Expert…
Sneezing Our Way to Agreement
To be clear from the outset, I am not advocating sneezing in the vicinity of others during the current pandemic or at any other time. But did you know that a recent study suggests that hyenas use sn…
"B" Is for Beauty
“To participate in Beauty is to come into
the presence of the Holy."
— John O’Donohue
Beauty as a Holy Sanctuary
Beauty is a holy sanctuary where heaven and earth greet each…
A Prayer for the Tornado Victims in Joplin, Missouri
May 23, 2011: Over 116 people and counting were killed when a devastating tornado struck Joplin, Missouri. Pictures convey the terrible destructiveness of this natural disaster.
Our First Year of "Praying the News" and a Prayer for Humankind
Here we are at the end of our first year of "Praying the News." As we look back at the 28 prayers, we would characterize 2011 as a turbulent year for weather and disasters, the rebellions around the…
A Prayer for and with the Wolves
On April 14, 2011, something unprecedented happened in the U.S. Congress. A budget deal to fund the government, negotiated by Republicans and Democrats and approved by the Obama Administration, incl…
Radical Amazement: Nature and the Spiritual Life of Children
In an essay written on his blog, Richard Louv writes about his desire to share with his children the glory of witnessing a sunrise on a mountain. He feels that this experience can be "a window to so…
Mountains and Meadows and Some Kind of Wonder
by Allie McIntosh for KidSpirit's Creativity & Imagination issue.
As I write this, I’m looking out over a wide, vibrant meadow.
There’s a huge mountain staring back at me, snow-capped even…
A Prayer for Trees in Peril
Creator God, we are worried about the trees in our home state of California and elsewhere in the world.
Article: According to the Los Angeles Times, the number of dead trees in California's fores…
Should We Serve Nature or Should Nature Serve Us?
By Fizza Raza for KidSpirit's Nature issue.
The earliest records of history show that nature, in all its shapes and forms, has served humanity. From rocks used as hunting tools to fruit used a…
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