WORDS FROM OUR EDITORS

ou know that sinking feeling when your calendar is jammed, your social media feed is sucking away your time, and your thoughts resemble an unstoppable train wreck? Lately, I’ve been there more often than I’d like. But not too long ago, the Holy Spirit stopped me in my tracks at 5:00 a.m. in a kayak in the middle of a lake.

I was awed that such tranquility was available every morning, if I would but take the freely offered gift. As my kayak drifted beneath the pale pink sky, I could not help but recall the theme for issue 35. We asked writers to reflect on how God speaks through His creation and the role of Christians in caring for our planet.

This issue covers stories from the co-founder of a Christian environmental organization to a photography student’s series of images reflecting on God’s character in nature. As you read, my hope is that you will be encouraged to fight zealously for time spent in stillness at the feet of the Creator. I hope, too, that you will be challenged to do what you can to steward the earth well with whatever you’ve been given.

It is a huge gift to me to come on board the Love Is Moving team. As a writer myself, I’m continually learning how to convey Christ’s love through my words. It is an equal joy to come alongside others as they do the same.

In Christ,

Ilana Reimer

riting stories with stars, painting landscapes with ethereal fingertips and displaying His power through storms, God is there, speaking. Often caught up in the craziness of life, we forget to recognize the beauty of this truth: His essence, provision, and character are evident in nature.

Although oxygen is not something most of us pay attention to, it remains present. The forgotten element that keeps us alive does not need our affirmation and attention to remain constant, it simply is. Regardless of our inability to listen and interact, God simply is.

Reading through our writers’ encounters with the awe-inspiring Creator will stir wells of passion. Let your desire to see our world stewarded well be lit aflame by fellow believers and family. Above all, I pray you open your eyes and see the One who gave it all for you.

To summarize my thoughts about the articles you are about to read I quote King David, fellow mountain climber and outdoor enthusiast: “I lift my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, Maker of heaven and earth” (Psalm 121:2).

With that vision in mind, the Love Is Moving team invites you to step away from the chaotic pace of life and fix your life’s vision on God’s provision.

With love,

Katie Pezzutto