Praying With Creation: Come on a nature therapy walk (wherever you are)

I love seasons within the Catholic Church. They are an opportunity to bracket off time and energy to focus on a particular aspect of our Christian faith.

I can still recall when I was a Cistercian novice many years ago, my novice mistress invited me to believe I would receive on Christmas whatever grace I received during the Advent season. Somewhere along the process of faithfully praying, the prayer was answered, even if not in the way I expected.

The Season of Creation is a special season when we can bring special attention to renew our relationship with God our Creator and all of creation with the worldwide Christian family. While the Season of Creation has not (yet) been adopted officially as a liturgical season, a growing momentum across the Christian faithful has emerged to embrace this time between Sept. 1 (the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) and October 4 (the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi), as a privileged time to experience the grace of ecological conversion through prayer and action.

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