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\"Lent<\/p>\n

Readings for Today<\/a><\/p>\n

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Daylight Breaking Over the Phillippines Photo Credit: Br. Jeffrey Pioquinto, S.J.\/\/flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

Today\u2019s reading from Hosea reminds us that since ancient times, praising God has meant using images from nature.<\/h3>\n

The certainty of the dawn and the shining light of the day have been around long before humans developed a conscience to experience it and a language to express it. But what if pollution and smog obscure our experience of both?<\/p>\n

The annual harvest and the survival of the community depend upon the water of spring rains in many parts of the world. But what if there was none, or if it were toxic?<\/p>\n

If future generations are to understand these rich natural Biblical metaphors, then we must preserve both the language and the reality of nature\u2019s beauty. God\u2019s nourishing qualities are mirrored in the nourishing qualities of nature, in the live-giving capacity of our earth. And by nourishing the Earth, we help ensure that there will always be dawns that are certain like God\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n

Reflection Questions:<\/h3>\n
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  • Where can I find God\u2019s nourishing quality in an aspect of nature, in my direct surroundings, today?<\/li>\n
  • Where else do I use images from nature in my daily life to express myself better? Can I create some of my own today, that make sense to me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Uta Sievers worked at the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat of the Jesuits at their headquarters near the Vatican from 2006 to 2011. During this time, she helped publish several documents on ecology, some of which she hopes Pope Francis has read! Originally from Germany, she has spent the last 15 years living and working in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Italy.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If future generations are to understand these rich natural Biblical metaphors, then we must preserve both the language and the reality of nature\u2019s beauty. God\u2019s nourishing qualities are mirrored in the nourishing qualities of nature, in the live-giving capacity of our earth. And by nourishing the Earth, we help ensure that there will always be dawns that are certain like God\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":22200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1128],"tags":[862,110,183],"yoast_head":"\nLent Day 25: The Certainty of Dawn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Envrionmental focused Lenten reflections from the Ignatian network\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lent Day 25: The Certainty of Dawn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Envrionmental focused Lenten reflections from the Ignatian network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Ignatian Solidarity Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IgnatianSolidarity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-03-14T04:01:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-03-10T18:53:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6935658452_75ea50449c_z.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"360\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Uta Sievers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@igsolidaritynet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@igsolidaritynet\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Uta Sievers\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/\",\"name\":\"Lent Day 25: The Certainty of Dawn\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6935658452_75ea50449c_z.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-14T04:01:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-03-10T18:53:21+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/#\/schema\/person\/ef5a363c411563727bba41c3ba0eb939\"},\"description\":\"Envrionmental focused Lenten reflections from the Ignatian network\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/blog\/2015\/03\/14\/day-25-the-certainty-of-dawn\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6935658452_75ea50449c_z.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ignatiansolidarity.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6935658452_75ea50449c_z.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":360,\"caption\":\"Photo Credit: Br. 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