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Below are links to the daily Lenten Reflections and Living Earth monthly reflections. Please feel welcome to use and reproduce the daily reflections with appropriate credit given to Pr. Yvette J. Schock, the writer of the 2009 Living Earth: Joining the Hymn of All Creation Lenten reflection series.

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The Living Earth series continues as a monthly reflection series. Click here to view environmental worship resources.

Monthly Reflections

2012
Ethics of Energy (March 2012)
The Ethics of Ignorance (February 2012)
Mercury and the Water of Life (January 2012) 

2011
Feeding the 7 Billion (December 2011)
Solar Energy and Grid Parity (October 2011)
Billion Dollar Weather (September 2011)
A Grand Compromise (August 2011)
Going to Extremes (July 2011)
Fracking Poses Challenges (June 2011)
New Developments (May 2011)
Remembering the Gulf Oil Spill (April 2011)
Community Care for Creation the Federal Budget (March 2011)
Mercury and Regulation (February 2011)

2010
Access to Energy (December 2010)
Wasted Food is a Waste (November 2010)
Justice for Farm Workers (September 2010)
Is It Hot Enough? (August 2010)
Crisis in the Gulf (July 2010)
Breaking a Bad Habit (June 2010)
Bearing the Responsibility (May 2010)
2010 Climate Justice Lenten Journey (Feb. - April 2010)
Be a Light in the Darkness for the Hungry and Oppressed (January 2010)

2009
Copenhagen Blog (December 2009)
Pass the (genetically engineered) Stuffing! (November 2009)
Special Invitation for Faith Day of Action on MTR (November 2009 special invitation)
Everything Has Its Time (October 2009)
For God All Things Are Possible (September 2009)
What Kind of Advocate Are You? (August 2009)
Answering the Call of the Open Road (July 2009)
Reflection on Mountaintop Removal (June 2009)
Keeping Our Promise (May 2009)

2010 Climate Justice Lenten Journey

(February–April 2010) Click on the links below to download a Word file  of the reflection and story for the particular topics.

Climate and Food Security Reflection  |  Story Climate and Health Reflection  |  Story

Climate and Development Reflection  |  Story Climate and Economics Reflection  |  Story

Climate and Migration Reflection  |  Story

Daily Lenten Reflections for 2009

Click on the links below to download a PDF  of the day's reflection. Contact Jodi Deike at jodi.deike@elca.org or 202-626-7947 for questions or concerns.
 

Reflection Ash Wednesday February 26, 2009 February 27, 2009 February 28, 2009 March 1, 2009		Rediscovery March 9, 2009 March 10, 2009 March 11, 2009 March 12, 2009 March 13, 2009 March 14, 2009 March 15, 2009		Reconciliation March 23, 2009 March 24, 2009 March 25, 2009 March 26, 2009 March 27, 2009 March 28, 2009 March 29, 2009		Holy Week April 6, 2009 April 7, 2009 April 8, 2009 Maundy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday Easter Sunday
Remembrance March 2, 2009 March 3, 2009 March 4, 2009 March 5, 2009 March 6, 2009 March 7, 2009 March 8, 2009		Repentance March 16, 2009 March 17, 2009 March 18, 2009 March 19, 2009 March 20, 2009 March 21, 2009 March 22, 2009		Recommitment March 30, 2009 March 31, 2009 April 1, 2009 April 2, 2009 April 3, 2009 April 4, 2009 April 5, 2009