Sacred Reciprocity

Indigenous wisdom about living in sacred reciprocity with creation, honoring the interconnectedness of all life, and understanding the earth as gift rather than resource offers profound insights for our ecological and spiritual lives. Drawing from voices like Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass, we'll explore Indigenous teachings about gratitude, the Seven Generations principle, and seeing creation as relative rather than property.

After acknowledging our presence on land originally stewarded by the Caddo Nation and other tribes, we'll discover how Indigenous wisdom about creation care resonates deeply with the biblical vision of humans as caretakers rather than owners of God's earth. While honoring Indigenous traditions' beautiful emphasis on living in right relationship with the natural world, we'll explore how Jesus, who spoke of God's care for sparrows and lilies, calls us into the same sacred reciprocity—receiving creation as gift and responding with grateful stewardship for the healing of the world.