"An Eco-chaplain’s work, though wrought with a sense of urgency, is wonderfully joyful! I believe this is so because in caring for our interconnection to all and with all, I can clearly recognize—at least for brief, ecstatic moments—that there is no end to our mutual belonging." (Rev. Lauren Van Ham, ChI 1999)
"One morning, while meditating outside, subdued and silent, I sat in awe drinking in the water and breathing in the sky. I bent and scooped up a handful of earth and realized that I’d just picked up my ancestors and my successors. Every person who ever lived on this earth is still here; their bodies have returned to the earth from which they came and their remains nourish the life we live today. I sat there in awe of the whole of life, present right there in my hand. This is my family—birds, animals, trees, plants, flowers, stars, rain, and universe. We are one; imminent yet transcendent; distinct from one another, but still one."
(Rev. Vicki Joy McClure, ChI 2007)
