In our Garden
We meet God in beauty.
How beautiful the things the Lord has given us…
Creation can only be understood as a gift from the outstretched hand of the Father of all, and as a reality illuminated by the love which calls us together into universal communion. Laudato Si 76
The natural environment is a collective good, the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. Laudato Si 95
To sense each creature singing the hymn of its existence is to live joyfully in God’s love and hope. Laudato Si 85
It is our humble conviction that the divine and the human meet in the slightest detail in the seamless garment of God’s creation, in the last speck of dust of our planet. Laudato Si 9
“By the word of the Lord the heavens were made” (Ps 33:6). Laudato Si 77
Creation is of the order of love. God’s love is the fundamental moving force in all created things… Laudato Si 77
“For you love all things that exist, and detest none of the things that you have made; for you would not have made anything if you had hated it” (Wis 11:24) Laudato Si 77
Every creature is thus the object of the Father’s tenderness, who gives it its place in the world. Laudato Si 77
Even the fleeting life of the least of beings is the object of his love, and in its few seconds of existence, God enfolds it with his affection. Laudato Si 77
Faith allows us to interpret the meaning and the mysterious beauty of what is unfolding. Laudato Si 79
The entire material universe speaks of God’s love, his boundless affection for us. Laudato Si 84
God has written a precious book, whose letters are the multitude of created things present in the universe. Laudato Si 85
To sense each creature singing the hymn of its existence is to live joyfully in God’s love and hope. Laudato Si 85
This contemplation of creation allows us to discover in each thing a teaching which God wishes to hand on to us, since for the believer, to contemplate creation is to hear a message, to listen to a paradoxical and silent voice. Laudato Si 85
The universe as a whole, in all its manifold relationships, shows forth the inexhaustible riches of God. Laudato Si 86
Saint Therese of Lisieux invites us to practise the little way of love, not to miss out on a kind word, a smile or any small gesture which sows peace and friendship. Laudato Si 230
The universe unfolds in God, who fills it completely. Laudato Si 233
Hence, there is a mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a mountain trail, in a dewdrop, in a poor person’s face. Laudato Si 233
When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them. Laudato Si 87
Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care, is also civic and political, and it makes itself felt in every action that seeks to build a better world. Laudato Si 231
Care for nature is part of a lifestyle which includes the capacity for living together and communion. Laudato Si 228
God of love, show us our place in this world
as channels of your love
for all the creatures of this earth,
for not one of them is forgotten in your sight.
Enlighten those who possess power and money
that they may avoid the sin of indifference,
that they may love the common good, advance the weak,
and care for this world in which we live.
The poor and the earth are crying out.
O Lord, seize us with your power and light,
help us to protect all life,
to prepare for a better future,
for the coming of your Kingdom
of justice, peace, love and beauty.
Praise be to you!
Amen. Laudato Si 246
