“Each of us contributes to the current garbage crisis; therefore, we must share the responsibility of resolving it. This means we are to change our worldview and be willing to accept our stewardship assignment from God. In so doing, we expose the strongholds of consumerism first in our churches, and prompt others and remind ourselves to live simply. This, in turn, will form a counter-culture against the current economic and social system that destroys creation.
You and I need to reduce, reuse, and recycle waste. If we love God’s creation the way God loves it, and if we want to leave for future generations a planet that is both livable and reflective of the beauty and greatness of its Creator, then as God’s people we should undertake the needed action. We should also teach and share with the members of our churches the underlying principles and practices of creation care, and advocate these principles and practices in wider society.”
Peter Nitschke, adjunct faculty and CTUL director at Asian Theological Seminary in his “Theology for the Garbage Bin” article in The Earth is the Lord’s: Reflections on Stewardship in the Asian Context (Quezon City/Manila: Asian Theological Seminary/OMF Literature, 2011) 83.
This article rightly speaks to the impact of the self-indulgent lifestyle: it leaves a mess. Let’s resolve to taking intentional steps to live simply and steward God’s creation with care. This is yet another way we can live generously!