In forest clearings, beneath star-filled skies, in cathedrals, and
before the hearth... women and men have always given voice to the
impulse to celebrate the world that surrounds and sustains them. Now, as
we face a diminished present and an uncertain future, the need to honor
the interconnection between people and the planet is heightened.
From Walt Whitman, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Black Elk, to Margaret Atwood,
the Rig Veda, and the chant of a Samar fisherman, the varied voices
linked here offer songs and prayers for land, sea, and air; graces for
food; and invocations, poems, and passages that reveal in the common
spiritual heritage of all who cherish creation.