Our fragile Earth
Australians are resilient and generally live in the moment — “she’ll be right Mate!” But today we hold our breath, hold hands together and pray for mercy. A dear friend sent the following message this morning:
“I think that I shall always recognise these last tragic weeks of fires as a moment in time that I really began to fear what is in store for us on our fragile earth. The ramifications of these fires will be vast and shall provide us with a small glimpse of what horrors may lie ahead. We will be forced to restructure our priorities as Our Lives will be very different from now on. All of us will lose what is precious to us in some way. I have lost faith in our system of democracy and those that lead us.
Our strength is in community. There are many stories coming out of this tragedy of people supporting each other as brothers and sisters. Communities need to come together to find solutions. We need conversations with our neighbours, ideas from leaders outside of politics, people who can think laterally about these problems. We need artists, teachers, scientists, elders and children in conversations that look for solutions. We need people to teach old skills to new hands so we can be more sustainable. I do still hope that our leaders will facilitate the changes needed right now. But they are content, it seems, to fiddle as everything around them burns. This is the moment when it all changes. For good or for worse remains to be seen.”
Lord have mercy, open the heavens and soak our land, fill the rivers and lakes, help us to work together to restore our land and all of creation in our care — our beautiful fragile Earth.
