Micah Connection

Provided by the UM Creation Justice Movement at umcreationjustice.org.

November "Give Thanks" Highlights:

1. Give thanks for those who look beyond their own convenience and count the cost to God's earth as they make decisions. Examine your own habits: refuse, reduce, reuse, repair, recycle.

2. Give thanks for those who engage their families, friends, colleagues, and students in actions that help and not harm the earth. People, especially children, learn from trusted sources--people they see who walk the talk. Tell your story.

3. Give thanks for people who donate leadership, time, and money to help organizations that marshal the many for a greater impact as catalysts of change. Individuals can't do all, but all--together--can. Choose your group(s) to support in some way.

4. Give thanks for those people who plant trees and gardens that nourish pollinators. Fall is a good time for planting many species. Look for places where you can add a tree or three or sow some wildflowers, for example. If you involve children in the event, you will also be sowing seeds of caring for nature. If you live in Matthews, where you paid your taxes, there are still free trees left from October's Free Tree Give Away. Contact the Public Works Dept. of Matthews at 704-847-3640 to pick up two trees and a bag of mulch.

See the complete Top 10 List in the most recent Creation Care Newsletter.

Be creative in how you take care of God's gift of creation and those who live in it. Call Amy DeVore at the Church Office to let us know what you are doing.