It is to sense and accept creation in full. Succumbing to the moment is to understand the full meaning of freedom. It is to believe that nature cannot be destructive of itself. It is to value the forest no more than volcano, or the tree more than the insect, or the prey more than the predator, or the calm more than the storm, nor distinguish life from death. It is to accept our own ignorance, and guard against placing values on that which did not create or cannot fathom, including creatures we so despise.
Ecology is an attempt to unlock the physical mysteries of life.
Looking at life through Franciscan eyes confirms that it can't be done, in so much that the full intent and favor of God cannot be realized. In this we are made free to accept creation for creation's sake, and not for the sake of our own self-serving values, but free to trust in God, free to thank God, free to love God, and above all, freeto serve God. Oh Lord and these Thy gifts 'which we are receiving constantly' through Thy bounty, through Christ our Lord, Amen. To displace the natural is to minimize the sacred, thus our dependence on God. Purity and simplicity are companions to the sacred, which offer a means of expressing thanks to God and respect for His creation.