When Jesus' disciples asked him to teach them how to pray, I think they got more than they bargained for. Look closely at the core of Jesus' prayer--it's this line that strikes me: "Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven..."
When we consider those words--we're not asking for an escape from our circumstances! We're not asking for spiritual grit to endure until we can escape to a heavenly eternity. No, we're asking that all of heaven would in-break NOW--in every way.
That also has ramifications for how we treat the earth and the environment. Would Jesus care for the world--its people and its resources? Yes! Why? Because it is still God's world--and God's world is His in every way.
To me, it's impossible to separate caring for our world and walking in hand with the Savior.
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