Dear St. John's Community,
I heard a very poignant comment a few days ago by Dr. Andrew Morgan. He's an emergency physician with the U.S. Army, and he is also an astronaut with NASA.
He was being interviewed from the International Space Station, looking out the window at the Earth and reflecting on the fact that soon he'd be returning to a planet experiencing a global pandemic. He said,
"An Earth in crisis is still an Earth worth returning to."
I pray that the harsh perspective we've gained from this experience with coronavirus will make us better in many ways, not least of which in how we make wise choices and heed the wisdom of scientists who are trying to give us a broader, more long-term perspective than we are often ready to receive.
We are blessed to have our planet—referred to by the Prayer Book as "this fragile Earth, our island home." Let's protect it and the precious life that it supports!
Happy Earth Day,
Rob+
To see the whole video, you can click on the image below. It is from John Krasinski's latest episode of his uplifting weekly series called "Some Good News." (SGN)
