“Let anyone with ears to hear listen!” Lk 14:34c
We are in the Season of Creation in the liturgical rhythm of the year, and in 2022 the world-wide church, the body of Christ, is being called to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation.
The voices of too many of our co-creatures have been drowned out, diminished or silenced completely by destructive narratives such as humanity is the pinnacle of Creation, with the power to do what it wills with the earth and its resources. And so it is never more important to tune our ears to the voices of those who remain – to listen to the truth, but also the beauty and goodness of these voices of Creation!
Only then will hope replace despair and anxiety turn to action.
In our own backyard of Milton Anglican, the voice of one co-creature carries the weight of all Creation’s longings – if you are privileged to hear it – the Curlew.
So I leave you with this voice:
Curlew
So timid,
so shy,
so frail.
You hide
in the dark
concealing
beauty.
Later
I hear
you cry – no wail,
So loud
I cringe
but wonder,
how one so
scared
can protest
their presence
so boldly
with confidence.
©Petrina Gardiner – used with permission
