“I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.” (John 6:51)
When the sacrament of the Eucharist was first introduced, it was used by Jesus to present the disciples with the idea of God’s creation and how it manifested. The Catholic Church is calling for individuals to re-evaluate the Sacrament of Eucharist, as it is the foot hold to ecological conversion, which is …. During the Last Supper, Jesus reminded the disciples that it was their mandate to protect the world and spread the word of God amongst his people. This message has been passed on through the Bible to later generations, continuing the directive to ‘save’ the world. …show more content…
When a person accepts the Eucharist, they begin a spiritual trek that allows them to become closer to God. This journey allows them to notice the sacrifice that God made when giving his only son to live in the world, and Jesus’ sacrifice in accepting death to benefit humankind and forgive their sins. In the sacrament of Eucharist, a Catholic receives the bread and wine, which resembles Jesus’ body and blood, through the belief of ‘real presence’. When a Catholic receives the bread and wine, it is thought, “we also are nourished spiritually” ("Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide - Eucharist (Holy Communion)", 2016) to accept God’s mission, which not only is to live out the word of the Lord, but to embody God’s wish for mankind to be stewards of his …show more content…
To survive and prosper as living forms on the Earth, the use of the resources that are available needs to change ("RESource", 2016). This ideology is what the expression of ecological conversion is based upon. The Church teaches of Ecological Stewardship as “the responsibility of overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving” and in particular for the Church, the environment and ecology (dictionary.com, 2016). The ideas of Ecological Conversion have been present in the Catholic Church for a long time. The Church and lay people have been dedicated to the cause of supporting ecological conversion. In the last three centuries; fatal diseases have been cured and regular famine’s over the globe that use to last for approximately ten years are practically unheard of at this date ("A Biblical Perspective on Environmental Stewardship", 2016). The Church, after taking part in helping resolve major issues in the past have moved onto Ecological Conversion and aim to abolish the issue through increasing the supply and access to necessities throughout the world. The Catholic Church and lay people are dedicating their religious journey to rectifying the ecological injustice that humankind has shown to the world around
When the sacrament of the Eucharist was first introduced, it was used by Jesus to present the disciples with the idea of God’s creation and how it manifested. The Catholic Church is calling for individuals to re-evaluate the Sacrament of Eucharist, as it is the foot hold to ecological conversion, which is …. During the Last Supper, Jesus reminded the disciples that it was their mandate to protect the world and spread the word of God amongst his people. This message has been passed on through the Bible to later generations, continuing the directive to ‘save’ the world. …show more content…
When a person accepts the Eucharist, they begin a spiritual trek that allows them to become closer to God. This journey allows them to notice the sacrifice that God made when giving his only son to live in the world, and Jesus’ sacrifice in accepting death to benefit humankind and forgive their sins. In the sacrament of Eucharist, a Catholic receives the bread and wine, which resembles Jesus’ body and blood, through the belief of ‘real presence’. When a Catholic receives the bread and wine, it is thought, “we also are nourished spiritually” ("Catholic Archdiocese of Adelaide - Eucharist (Holy Communion)", 2016) to accept God’s mission, which not only is to live out the word of the Lord, but to embody God’s wish for mankind to be stewards of his …show more content…
To survive and prosper as living forms on the Earth, the use of the resources that are available needs to change ("RESource", 2016). This ideology is what the expression of ecological conversion is based upon. The Church teaches of Ecological Stewardship as “the responsibility of overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving” and in particular for the Church, the environment and ecology (dictionary.com, 2016). The ideas of Ecological Conversion have been present in the Catholic Church for a long time. The Church and lay people have been dedicated to the cause of supporting ecological conversion. In the last three centuries; fatal diseases have been cured and regular famine’s over the globe that use to last for approximately ten years are practically unheard of at this date ("A Biblical Perspective on Environmental Stewardship", 2016). The Church, after taking part in helping resolve major issues in the past have moved onto Ecological Conversion and aim to abolish the issue through increasing the supply and access to necessities throughout the world. The Catholic Church and lay people are dedicating their religious journey to rectifying the ecological injustice that humankind has shown to the world around