[Water harvesting pond, Mokama]
“It must be said that some committed and prayerful Christians, with the excuse of realism and pragmatism, tend to ridicule expressions of concern for the environment. Others are passive; they choose not to change their habits and thus become inconsistent. So what they all need is an ‘ecological conversion’, whereby the effects of their encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in their relationship with the world around them. Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue; it is not an optional or a secondary aspect of our Christian experience.” [Laudato Si’, 217]
Challenge: What are you doing to protect God’s handiwork?
Example Action: SCNs in the Patna Province have set a goal to conserve water where possible.