EARTHKEEPING NEWS A NEWSLETTER OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COALITION FOR CHRISTIANITY AND ECOLOGY Volume Eleven, Number Four May/June 2002 A Meditation on Psalm 72 The leader worthy of our loyalty Will do justice and compassion, Teaching us to share Earth's bounty with the needy. Earth itself will show us What leads to peace: Each creature brings a gift, Each receives all it needs. The leader who does this is no burden And so is lifted up By the people to whom Wisdom is light, Whose thirst for justice is satisfied. We trust only peace born of justice; Only compassion will last. To own Earth brings only oppression. To share Earth is blessing for all. Mary Fitzpatrick Home     Table of Contents