Earth Day 2016

Hello my sisters and brothers in Christ!

I pray you and yours are doing well. I am doing well, praise be to God! The annual Earth Day on April 22nd was celebrated some weeks ago; April is known as Earth Month. On each Earth Day, events worldwide are held to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebrated in 1970 and celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. As a nature lover and former Miss Earth Maryland, I am passionate about our planet. While I run, walk, or hike, I am always in awe of God's beautiful creation known as earth; from our blue skies, tall and strong trees, radiant flowers, height of the mountains, to the length of our seas. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1.

On this Earth Day, I planted boxwood plants as well as carex plants in the newly constructed parking lot at Brookside Gardens. I have been a volunteer at Brookside Gardens for almost a year now. I love flowers and nature as a whole, so it was a pleasure to be part of something like this as I know the beauty Brookside Gardens comprises of. As Christians, we are not of this world but in this world, therefore we must do our part in keeping God's creation beautiful. Take care of your community and let us clean up our nations. I am one of the daughters of Dr. Wangari Mutha Maathai, an African woman who advocated for the planting of trees worldwide. What will your legacy be?

Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:11-12

God bless you.

Jesus loves you.

Restored woman living for God's Glory,
Ruby B. Johnson.

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