04/22/2026
Happy Earth Day! Holy listening is a central part of Mount Eagle. God moves, breathes, and speaks through creation, the Church, and people around the world. A part of holy listening is hearing God moving in the world and responding to opportunities to join in what others are doing. We are grateful for the work of EarthKeepers; the impact they have in so many communities and for the invitations they give to bring people, including us, into their ministry. This Earth Day, let us all take time to listen to God’s call to care for creation and all who call this earth home.
We are humbled to be a part of this story. As Rev. Jenny Phillips puts it, “I don't know what God is going to do with all of this…but I know that we are all serving faithfully in ways that are consistent with our theological understanding as our role as stewards of God’s creation.” We stive to serve faithfully as well, echoing the UMC Social Principles, “We affirm our sacred calling to be responsible stewards and to lovingly tend all that God has wrought. We recognize the inherent worth of God’s creation, celebrate earth’s abundance and diversity, and, along with the entirety of the cosmos, give praise to its Creator. We recognize we are interconnected members of complex ecosystems, intricate webs of life, all of which have their origins in God’s gracious act of creation.”
The EarthKeeper movement within The United Methodist Church celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, with about 450 graduates of its training program doing their best to make the environment safer for future generations.
