Christ Episcopal Church, Alameda CA

As Christians we have a responsibility to be wise stewards of God’s Creation and each of us must decide how we can improve our stewardship to safeguard God’s Creation now and for future generations. The Diocesan Commission on the Environment suggests the following list of 40 carbon fasting actions everyone can consider as a part of your Lenten preparation for the Easter season. Each of these actions will reduce our production of climate change pollution and help to preserve God’s great gift of Creation.

Preacher: Rev. Anne Jensen

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, Romans 10:8b-13, and Luke 4:1-13

I’m sure we all have some internal, intuitive understanding of the expression “mountain top” experience.  I confess for years I thought it referred to some special feeling that you get when after climbing for hours you reach a point where you can look out over the world below and marvel at how far you can see, how small the river or the road has become at that height.  Maybe there is a touch of relief at being able to rest and maybe there’s even a sense of awe at creation and a corresponding recognition of your own smallness.  It’s a good feeling.