By The Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori, May 27, 2010

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

The original peoples of the North American continent understand that we are all connected, and that harm to one part of the sacred circle of life harms the whole. Scientists, both the ecological and physical sorts, know the same reality, expressed in different terms. The Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) also charge human beings with care for the whole of creation, because it is God’s good gift to humanity. Another way of saying this is that we are all connected and there is no escape; our common future depends on how we care for the rest of the natural world, not just the square feet of soil we may call “our own.” We breathe the same air, our food comes from the same ground and seas, and the water we have to share cycles through the same airshed, watershed, and terra firma.

Photo:  Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on pier at Beckwith Camp and Conference Center in Fairhope, AL during her visit in May of 2009. Beckwith is located on Weeks Bay 1/4 mile from Mobile Bay which flows into the Gulf of Mexico. Photo by Cindy McCrory

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