Earth Day..

Today is Earth Day. (Actually I thought it was yesterday...oops! Will hug an extra tree for penance) I love the extra focus upon being "green" the last few years. I think it is fantastic that people are being mindful of conservation, recycling. I love that people who litter get nasty looks. :)

However, yesterday (again because I thought Earth Day was yesterday) I posted a snarky little comment that said "Forgive me in advance, but if someone comes up to me and mentions "Mother Earth" to me, I will flick them in the nose" Why so seemingly uncelebrative of this day? Well as I said, I love the new found emphasis on being green. The reason is that we are called to be good stewards of the earth that God created and gave to us to care for. Even as we rule over it, we are to be good stewards of His creation. Where I get snarky is this tendency to ascribe sentience or even deity to this world that we inhabit. This thing just won't go away. It even found a new thrust of emphasis in James Cameron's new blockbuster "Avatar."

Having said that, I do realize my growing trend towards ranting and I am trying to rein it in. It's just that I see God's truth continually being eroded in our culture to be replaced by things that have their basis either in paganism or atheism. I just have to say something. (wonder if anyone actually reads...or cares)

Blessings!