From Awe to Action: Clergy's Role in Addressing Climate Change

In an insightful article, Carol Devine from Blessed Tomorrow emphasizes the critical role clergy play in addressing climate change through their sermons. Highlighting the sacredness of the Earth as depicted in Holy Scriptures, Devine calls for integrating creation care into sermons, not only as a main theme but as an ever-present backdrop to faith discussions.

She encourages preachers to draw from personal moments of awe in nature to connect congregations more deeply with God's creation, thereby fostering a sense of responsibility towards environmental stewardship. Devine also suggests practical steps for sermon preparation that intertwines scriptural exegesis with current environmental challenges, aiming for transformational preaching that leads to actionable change.