February News
Creating a resolution starts a conversation. The people initiating the resolution do more than talk about it. They come with conviction and passion for God’s creation. They delve into Scripture to assure they are on solid ground, trusting their bedrock will also provide common ground with those they are speaking to. They wrestle with what action(s) to call for. They seek what is both effective and doable. They aim to challenge and to inspire. The discipline of writing a resolution is for them a spiritual discipline.
A resolution also calls for accountability. A congregation or conference can own and report with conviction and satisfaction that what they have done is good for God’s creation and for justice.
A resolution is not “just a piece of paper,” and it’s worth the bother.
Our second focus is on water and especially oceans, God’s good gifts, without which we would not have life. As Christians baptized and given new life through water, we recognize the sacred charge before us. Thankfully, our writers give us hope—and ways to take action.
—Crys Zinkiewicz
UM EarthKeeper