What is this? Our planet Earth. Until astronauts went into space, no one had a photo for what our planet looked like. Now, there are marbles, beach balls, globes, Google maps, and photos. We’ve even got a photo from 6.4 billion miles away that shows us the Pale Blue Dot, as Carl Sagan called it.

It is a spiritual moment to see our planet in space, and realize we all live on this planet home. It has changed people’s lives. What would our life be like if many more people stopped fighting each other, and became people of the earth, caring for our planet and for each other? Our theme this month is “What does it mean to be a people of “Becoming?””

On this day, our thoughts turn toward Earth Day, April 22. We are becoming people of the earth. Our 7th UU principle inspires us towards “Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.” Why do we call it an “interdependent” web? What does it mean? (it’s like a spider’s web, all parts are connected.) Our faith, and many other faiths make taking care of the earth and the natural world, a part of being a religious person. Each Earth Day, we work to become even more aware of what is happening around us on our planet, in order to work toward helping our planet and ourselves. So, what’s one of the ways our faith guides us into being a people of Becoming? It says, “Become people of the Earth.”