Daily Thoughts
6/5/21
Being Caretakers. In the book of Genesis, Adam is told that he is to be the steward of all of creation. That is the task that humans were given. We hold the intelligence and intellectual capacity for caretaking. We hold the potential of compassion within us. We are called to take care of the earth and all of its creatures. We are called to take care of each other regardless of skin color, language, religious background, or culture.
When did it become fashionable and appropriate to decide who and what are deserving of being taken care of? When did compassion become a commodity that someone had to earn? When does the message change from being our brother’s keeper to being our brother’s judge and jury?
We are called to be caretakers. We are called to compassion. We are called to reverence of all of creation. Every religious doctrine tells us that we are to take care of the “least of these”. From where I sit, I revere every aspect of creation and seek to fulfill my duty as caretaker.
From Where I Sit with Dr. Mark 