Its a wonderful world...

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Its a wonderful world...
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And God saw everything that was made, and
behold, it was very good. Genesis 131
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The maker of heaven and earth, of all things
visible and invisible The Creed
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Our very contact with nature has a deep
restorative power contemplation of its
magnificence imparts peace and serenity. Pope
John Paul II, World Day of Peace, 1990
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God destined the earth and all it contains for
the use of every individual and all
peoplesGaudium et Spes, 69
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Nature reveals God to us and allows us to
experience Gods presence.The Call of
CreationCatholic Bishops Conference of England
and Wales, 2002
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The land shall not be sold forever for the land
is mine, where you are but strangers and guests
of mine. In all the territory you occupy, the
land is to be redeemed. Leviticus 2523
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St Francis does not look at the natural world
from a utilitarian perspective, as providing
food, clothing and shelter for humans.Rather
there is a sense of joy, wonder, praise and
gratitude for the gift of life. Fr Sean
McDonagh
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Theology, philosophy and science all speak of a
harmonious universe, of a cosmos endowed with
its own integrity, its own internal, dynamic
balance. Pope John Paul II, World Day of
Peace, 1990
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