COP 26 - Blog 1 - Cathryn Fergie

The consequences of climate change are, among others, intense droughts,

water scarcity, severe fires, rising sea levels, flooding, melting polar ice,

catastrophic storms and declining biodiversity.

(https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/what-is-climate-change)

Is it just me, or are you feeling overwhelmed by all this too? It seems like everywhere I turn at the moment there’s yet more information about the climate change emergency. It all feels so big and scary, and I feel almost paralysed - surely I’m too small, too insignificant to make a difference? What on earth could I possibly do?

But then I’m reminded of Jesus’ teaching about the kingdom being like a mustard seed. Once planted in the ground it grows into a tree big enough for the birds to perch in its branches. Or like a small amount of yeast affecting the rise of a large amount of flour. (Luke 13:18-21) Insignificant seeming things which somehow, in God’s economy, make a big difference. And I find this mustard seed faith taking root in my heart - perhaps I CAN do some small thing and trust that God will take it and use it.

Lord, what small thing would You have me do?

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” Mother Teresa of Calcutta