By Pat Ryan, RSM
Spending the week with Miriam Therese McGillis was a blessing. Her ability to articulate Thomas Berry’s teaching of the Universe Story deepened my understanding of how artificial the modern distinction between humans and the rest of creation is. I really appreciated spending time with Mercy Sisters and Associates across the Institute in probing the call of our Direction Statement to live in harmony with all of creation. It was sobering to learn that humans have passed the point where we can repair the damage that has been done and that our work now is to prepare for the consequences of our unconscious behavior. Miriam also stressed that we are not too old to become intensely involved in the Great Work, but we do not have create our own Mercy Plan of Action. There are numerous groups at work in all aspects of the crisis.
We need to join those who are already doing what needs to be done in our local bio-regions.
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