Michael Pfeifer,OMI on Eccojustice calls for a new respect for all life on Earth. Texas Planet Earth is our home and also our garden and our loving God has entrusted this home and garden to the care of humans. Earth Day, April 22, is a reminder that good stewardship of the gift of earth demands that we develop a system of ecojustice that respects all forms of life on Planet Earth. Ecojustice recognizes that the web of life is one. Creation has an integrity and an inherent value beyond its usefulness to human beings.
Human beings are to be responsible stewards of creation.
In that activity they work in harmony with God as co-creators. We cannot do just whatever we want with the created order and the whole system of ecology. Adequate science, common sense, and appropriate faith values teach us to respect the web of life and each member of it and the delicate balance of the ecosystem of the garden God has placed in our care. The great poetic prophet, Isaiah foresaw a new Garden of Eden. Lion and lamb lie down together, cow and bear live in peace.