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Minister's Letter No 444 February 2016 Minister: Rev John Urquhart News & views from Craigmillar Park Church, Edinburgh A worshipping and caring community, following Jesus Christ www.craigmillarpark.org Minister’s Letter Dear friends earth mercilessly or without Welcome to this green issue of responsibility. Rather, it Prism! challenges us to responsible stewardship for what has Christians often speak been entrusted to us. of the natural world as God’s creation. However, we must That doesn’t confine admit that our us to a single relationship with God, definition of how the with our neighbour world came about, and with the earth but sings with the show the same conviction of a world brokenness which is made and loved by God. also pictured in Genesis. In the Bible we read that God’s salvation in Jesus ‘The earth is the Lord’s and all promises a renewal of all that is in it’ (Psalm 24:1) and also things, but also calls on us to that ‘the earth he has given to confess our faults and renounce human beings’ (Psalm 115:16). them. The Ecumenical Patriarch, These truths are complementary Bartholomew, spoke of our sins rather than contradictory. By giving against the earth, our neighbour and the earth over to us, this does not God just before the Kyoto summit in mean that God has surrendered any 1997: rights to it, but that the Creator has ...to commit a crime against the given us the responsibility to protect natural world, is a sin. For and develop it. ‘Dominion’ (Genesis humans to cause species to 1:28) has sometimes been misread become extinct and to destroy to mean the right to exploit the the biological diversity of God's 1 creation... for humans to The Church of Scotland is degrade the integrity of Earth by concerned that climate change causing changes in its climate, poses a serious and immediate by stripping the Earth of its threat to people everywhere, natural forests, or destroying its particularly to the poor of the wetlands... for humans to injure earth; and that climate change other humans with disease... for represents a failure in our humans to contaminate the stewardship of God's creation. Earth’s waters, its land, its air, We accept the need to reduce and its life, with poisonous the emissions of greenhouse substances... these are sins. In gases urgently to avoid prayer, we ask for the dangerous and irreversible forgiveness of sins committed climate change; and to promote both willingly and unwillingly. a more equitable and sustainable And it is certainly God's use of energy. forgiveness, which we must ask, ‘Love does no wrong to a neighbour’ for causing harm to His Own St Paul writes in Romans 13:10. This Creation. suggests at the very least we may In recent years, the challenge need to adjust our lifestyles to posed by climate change has reduce the negative and harmful loomed large. A UN Environment effects on others, especially on the Programme report spoke of poor. unprecedented changes in the What can we do? climate. Efforts to improve this situation had had moderate success Pray. For Christians this must always but had not succeeded in reversing be the first recourse. We should pray it. It warned of ‘abrupt and possibly for understanding about climate irreversible changes to the life- change, for wisdom how we can support functions of the planet ... respond both personally and with significant adverse implications together, and for for human well-being.’ (UN Global divine strength to Environment Outlook-5: Summary overcome any for Policy Makers, 2012.) unwillingness to act. Pray for Climate change threatens to those most likely affect all but not all equally. The to be affected and world’s poorest communities are pray for our most affected by changing rainfall political leaders, patterns. An increase in drought who must work brings a greater famine risk; while through the an increase in flooding entails loss of complicated issues surrounding homes and livelihoods, and the climate change. possible spread of infectious diseases. In 2009, the Church of Learn. Take the chance to find out Scotland’s General Assembly stated: more, through joining a Christian Aid 2 Lent house group to read the Bible at small cost to us. A list of and reflect on climate change or by suggestions is on p.4. the resources below. I hope you will find this issue not Live more simply and consume less. only thought-provoking, but, with Most of us can make lifestyle prayer, study and God’s grace, a changes to reduce our energy use, catalyst for change. without endangering our health and John Books and chapters N. Spencer & R. White. Christianity, climate change and sustainable living, SPCK, 2007. J. Stott. ‘Creation-care’ in: The Radical Disciple, IVP, 2010. C. Wright. ‘Mission and God’s Earth’ in: The Mission of God, IVP, 2006. Web-based information and campaigning organisations arocha.org and arocha.org.uk [Christian environmental charity] ecocongregationscotland.org [ecumenical environmental movement] churchofscotland.org.uk/speak_out/care_for_the_earth christianaid.org.uk [Bible study on climate change among other resources] creationcare.org/creation-care-resources Laudato Si. [Papal encyclical letter on Care for our Common Home] laudatosi.com tearfund.org [look for the section on climate change] Fuel Poverty and Climate Change Just two days after the climate Council said: "These two issues change agreement at the Paris are related……fuel poverty comes summit last December the about because people have to Scottish Government published live in houses that are poorly statistics showing that 35% of insulated and not fit for the 21st Scottish households are fuel century. Houses that leak heat poor, with 9.5% in extreme fuel lose vital income for their poverty. occupants and waste energy at The Church of Scotland will be the same time leading to a large bringing a major report on Fuel part of Scotland's greenhouse gas Poverty to next year's General emissions…...we must redouble our Assembly. Sally Foster Fulton, efforts to tackle fuel poverty and Convener of the Church and Society climate change together.” 3 Some ways to make a difference Easy wins Turn off unnecessary lights. Turn your thermostat down by one or two degrees. When it gets cooler reach for a jumper rather than the thermostat. Tuck curtains behind radiators so that more heat stays in the room. Cover pans when cooking and use a correct-sized pan. Only boil the water you need in the kettle. Run dishwasher and washing machine on full load only. Dry clothes outdoors (weather permitting)! Shower instead of bath, if you can. Use a low-flow showerhead. Recycle/compost fruit & veg peelings & garden waste. Eat less meat! (It takes far more land & water & 10 times the amount of energy to produce animal than vegetable protein.) Will save money in the long term but cost money in the short term Ensure your walls, roof & water tank are well insulated. Choose energy-efficient appliances & use energy-efficient light bulbs. Local responses/ lifestyle adjustments Walk/cycle/use public transport/carpool, where possible. Buy locally grown food and Fairtrade products. Buy electricity from an energy provider that supports renewable energy. Buy minimally-packaged products. Bring your own cloth shopping bag. Use a fuel-efficient car, check tyre pressure regularly and get your car regularly serviced. Fly less often. When you do fly, offset your air travel by investing in renewable energy projects. Choose green and ethical investments. See goodmoneyweek.com Pick up a piece of litter every day. Ask for ethical/charity gifts for Christmas/birthdays. Support charity and eco shops and farmers’ markets e.g. Oxfam. Buy eco-friendly cleaning materials. Most supermarkets sell a good range, including soap, washing up liquid, washing powder, toilet and general cleaners. Better still: clean the old-fashioned way, using household basics. You can clean almost anything with lemon, baking soda and vinegar. For sparkling windows, all you need is a bottle of vinegar and some old newspapers! Sources: Climate Change: Can I make a Difference? (Eco- Congregation Ireland); N. Spencer & R. White. ‘The practice of sustainable living today’ In: Christianity, climate change and sustainable living, SPCK, 2007 4 Lunch Club The Lunch Club continues to be very popular. We all enjoyed the Christmas Lunch with the Guild. Many thanks to all the helpers who made it such a happy event. New members and helpers are most welcome. Flora Paton Friendship First Course The Friendship First course was settings across designed with the aim of growing the UK. In the the number of Christians envisioned autumn Friends and equipped to befriend Muslims International and to share Jesus with them. The (a UK-wide course is not designed to produce organisation experts in Muslim ministry, but to seeking to equip local churches to help ordinary Christians gain reach out to international students – confidence in making friends among www.friendsinternational.org.uk) ran the Muslim community and share the course in Edinburgh and about Jesus sensitively and effectively. 15 people attended. Some of the Muslim international students are a group have subsequently gone on to growing group within the student befriend Muslim people for the first population. Others have come to time and are putting what they have work and now we are also seeing a learned into practice. trickle of refugees who have had to A second course is now being flee their homelands for a variety of planned and will take place at reasons. As Christians in Edinburgh Priestfield Church, corner of Dalkeith we have an opportunity to provide a Road and Marchhall Place, EH16 Christian welcome to them. With all 5HW.
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