Caretakers of God's Creation

A reflection from the Executive Director of the Creation Justice Ministries:

Advent is a season that teaches us how to live in the tension between what is and what could be. It invites us into the quiet, expectant posture of creation itself: the way the earth grows still while life below the surface gathers strength for renewal.

In winter, the mycelial networks beneath the forest floor quietly expand. The earthworms move deeper into the soil, slowing their metabolism. The dormant seeds of wildflowers lie in wait, needing the cold to prepare them for growth. None of this looks dramatic. But it is holy work, the slow, faithful preparation that allows life to rise again.

This year, I’ve been holding close the truth that Advent offers: stillness does not mean stagnation. Waiting is not the absence of work. Hope is not naïve; it is preparatory.