We are joined with all creatures in a “splendid universal communion.” Goal Six reminds us to “find God in all things” and to connect the dots between all things. Paragraph 220 of Laudato Si’ calls us to ecological conversion, beginning with “gratitude and gratuitousness, a recognition that the world is God’s loving gift, and that we are called quietly to imitate his generosity in self-sacrifice and good works….It also entails a loving awareness that we are not disconnected from the rest of creatures, but joined in a splendid universal communion. As believers, we do not look at the world from without but from within, conscious of the bonds with which God has linked us to all beings.” Such bonds connect us in ways that give us hope.
Take time during this month to be aware of the sights and sounds and smells and tastes of this splendid universal communion. Ecological conversion begins with such awareness, and ongoing awareness takes us deeper into the mystery of the Incarnation. Emmanuel, God with us.
Consider this simple Advent resource (Click here for PDF)
