Earth Wisdom

In the energies of spring we begin our April theme of Earth Wisdom. It is in spring that nature perhaps shouts most loudly with the abundance of blossoms, flowers, and new growth all around us. We are reminded of the natural cycles of the seasons as well as the inherent wisdom in nature that guides renewal and growth.

Earth and all of nature are an essential part of our spiritual foundation. Our wholeness requires that we tend to our relationship to the Earth – not only as our source of life through the air we breathe, the food we eat, the waters that are essential – but also from a sense of kinship and the gifts that elevate our human journey. Gifts such as beauty, mystery, and experiences of awe and wonder are less quantitative, but no less important. Many people’s experience of God and Oneness is in and through nature.

Unity cofounders, Myrtle and Charles Fillmore, understood the importance of nature and our place in it. Their establishment of Unity Village was as much about a kinship relationship with the surrounding earth as creating a central location for the Unity movement. They wanted a place in nature where they could grow food for the larger community that is healthy for the people eating it, as well as maintaining a harmonious balance with the earth. In the original Unity Statement of Faith, the Fillmores stated: “We believe that all life is sacred….”

The interconnectedness of all life and the importance of humans viewing the earth from a kinship relationship, flows naturally from the first Unity Principle, of Oneness. To see God as the one unifying power and presence that is the very substance upon which all of creation exists, means there can be nothing outside or separate from God. This is reflected when Charles Fillmore wrote that we, “…must recognize all life as God’s life.…”

Let us immerse ourselves in the gifts of spring and listen deeply for the wisdom that Gaia is whispering constantly and sometimes shouting for our attention, care, and most importantly to enliven our sense of kinship.

Spring Blessings,

Rev. Diane