tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219339624327628786.post6153793508704576855..comments2023-10-18T04:29:25.624-07:00Comments on The Byzantine Anglo-Catholic: Eucharist and EcologyJoe Rawlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10221521023205531736noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219339624327628786.post-34123749036989956422011-03-22T21:33:31.985-07:002011-03-22T21:33:31.985-07:00Many thanks for this, Mike.Many thanks for this, Mike.Joe Rawlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10221521023205531736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219339624327628786.post-81711267206961735922011-03-22T19:40:48.042-07:002011-03-22T19:40:48.042-07:00St. John of Damascus says, “The whole earth is a l...St. John of Damascus says, “The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.” This means nothing is neutral, nothing lacks sacredness. Wherever we go we stand on holy ground. <br /><br />The entrusting of creation’s destiny to humanity is at the core of what it means for humankind to “have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth” (Gen. 1:26). Dominion begins with our own relationship to the created world, how we see it, and our openness to learning from it. Humanity’s dominion over all the earth is one of care and responsibility not domination.<br /><br />We can, if we choose, act as the priest of creation, taking and offering creation to God and bringing God’s blessing to what we have offered. Our role as the priest of creation is absolutely necessary for creation. Without this offering of creation to God the created universe will die because it is a finite universe. The only way to protect the world from its inherent finitude is to bring it into relation with God who alone is infinite and immortal.<br /><br />Peace,<br />Mike+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com