Thanksgiving Service: A Grateful Heart

 As you watched the beautiful short film we showed at the beginning of this service, I’m sure many of you were struck, as I was, with the feeling that we simply must find a better balance the world’s eco system if we are to survive as a species.  And so we look for ways that each of us can contribute toward helping solve our dependence on fossil fuels by driving less, using less energy in our homes, and reusing instead of throwing out.  But this film also pointed out the loss of diversity we are experiencing globally, as the impact of human expansion and development impacts all life forms on the planet.   No where is this loss of diversity more apparent than in the loss of species and the varieties of crops grown around the world. 
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