by Carolyn Snegoski, RSM
Trying to capture the universe story and the past 14 billion years until the present was indeed an interesting and challenging task to attempt in one week. To grasp how the original power flared forth into stars, galaxies, supernovas to the emergence of the Sun and the Earth would take a lifetime. Homo sapiens emerged a relatively short time ago in the scheme of things (60,000 years ago). In that period of time, we have plundered the earth and are now closing the Cenozoic period and entering the Ecozoic period. While we cannot undue much of the damage we have caused, we can and must respond by transforming our mode of living. We cannot continue to treat God’s creatures as objects but rather subjects of the Cosmos. Although mass extinctions have occurred before in history, we are currently experiencing a rate of extinction that has not happened in the past sixty-five million years and scientists believe humans are causing it. We must live in a way that enables us to live in harmony with all creation—not just humans. This week provided me with the impetus to become better informed and to act now.
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