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Jul 19, 2021 · 100 Poems to Save the Earth invites us to fine-tune our senses, to listen to the world around us, pay attention to what we have been missing. The defining crisis of our time is revealed to be fundamentally a crisis of perception.
Aug 23, 2021 · Our climate is on the brink of catastrophic change. 100 Poems to Save the Earth invites us to fine-tune our senses, to listen to the world around us, pay attention to what we have been missing. The defining crisis of our time is revealed to be fundamentally a crisis of perception.
- A Christmas Advent Reflection
- A Christmas Tree Blessing
- A Christmas Prayer to Fill You
- A Christmas Prayer of Joy
- A Christmas Poem About The Bethlehem Star
- A Reflection on The Perfect Gift of Christmas
- A Poem to Embrace The Real Work of Christmas
- Share These Christmas Prayers & Poems
Use this simple reflection to remind yourself that the waiting Advent teaches us to do during the Christmas season applies to our entire faith journey. Advent means being courageous and strong enough to exist in the place of “in-between,” where we are no longer what we once were because of the miracle of Jesus’ birth, but we are “not yet” what we w...
Use this prayer as you decorate your home or Christmas tree. We can waste valuable time and energy making sure that the lights twinkle, the ornaments sparkle, the evergreens are fragrant without ever considering the symbols of joy, love, and grace that they can represent.
There are so many ways we can fill our hearts, minds, and souls this Christmas season. Use this prayer to focus on how the key players at the Nativity (Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men) allowed God to fill them with wonder, obedience, eagerness, determination, and peace. All good things to fill us up this Christmas!
How about taking the time to thank God for the most amazing unexpected gift of Christmas: Jesus? This beautiful heartfelt prayer from Martin Luther enables us to lift words of praise and thanksgiving for the joy and peace that Immanuel, God with us, brings. Let’s make room in our hearts for Him.
“O Star of wonder, star of night, Starwith royal beauty bright. Westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to Thy perfect light.” As the lyrics of the famous Christmas carol, “We Three Kings,” remind us to follow the Star, the words of this poem encourage us to seek the One to whom the Star leads.
While we try to add our traditions, tinsel, and tidings to Christmas, only one thing is truly needed. As this reflection from Corrie Ten Boom reminds us, we can add nothing to Christmas! God gave the world the most perfect gift with the most perfect motive: love. And the only thing required of us is the believe and accept this gift by faith.
When the festivities end, the family and friends return home, and all the decorations removed, we may think it is time to put Christmas away too…at least until next year. But that is when the “real work of” Christmas should begin. The work of taking the hope and joy that Jesus brings and using it to heal the broken, provide for the needy, bring pea...
I hope the resources in this post help you embrace the true meaning of the Christmas season. All of the downloads are my gift to you to show my appreciation for joining me here At the Crossroads. I pray they bless, encourage, and inspire you during Advent, Christmas, and in the coming year! And if you are new here, I would love to have you as a fel...
Nov 30, 2021 · It showcases an abundance of poetic styles and a variety of approaches to writing about our fragile earth and its complex ecology. The poems speak to each other; they declare themselves to be real, honest and human. 100 Poems to Save the Earth, edited by Zoë Brigley and Kristian Evans, is published by Seren Books.
100 Poems to Save the Earth is a concise, eclectic, and engaging anthology of poems in English addressing the climate crisis, edited by Welsh poets and enviromentalists Zoë Brigley and Kristian Evans and including poems from America, UK, Ireland, and beyond, such as Roger Robinson, Rhian Edwards, Tishani Doshi, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, and ...
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Dec 28, 2021 · 100 Poems to Save the Earth (Seren, 2021, edited by Zoe Brigley) begs the question how, exactly, poetry can save the world? Writing from rural and urban perspectives, linking issues of social injustice with the need to protect the environment, contemporary poets from Britain, Ireland, America and beyond suggests that poetry can act as a wake-up ...
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Apr 3, 2024 · 60 Beautiful Earth Day Poems for Kids of All Ages. This planet needs love. Dating back to the beginnings of the environmental movement in 1970, Earth Day is an annual reminder to treat our amazing planet with love, respect, and kindness.
