Greetings,

As we travel through the Season of Creation, I was interested to discover that September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.

Forty years ago, nations came together under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and agreed to take appropriate measures to protect people and the planet from harmful UV radiation pouring through a potentially damaged ozone layer.  The Montreal Protocol was adopted and chlorofluorocarbons started being phased out setting the ozone layer on the road to recovery.

This year is a chance to celebrate this historic achievement, begun 40 years ago, and to remind ourselves what can happen when we are prepared to work together as a global community.  In light of this, I wonder what other things we might be able to action as a global community which would enable the flourishing of all creation?

Blessings – Heather Hon (she/her)