宗博季刊第116期

27 of creation comes with our moral responsibility to be good stewards, to use the bounty of the Earth for the benefit of all and to preserve it for future generations. As Pope John Paul II said: “Respect for life and for the dignity of the human person extends also to the rest of creation, which is called to join man in praising God.” (cf. Ps 148:96). (Pope Saint John Paul II, World Day of Peace Message, No. 6, January 1, 1990). If we can feel gratitude for the life that has been given to us, if we can cherish our own life and that of all others, if we can feel a sense of awe and praise about the sacredness, the beauty and wonder of life and of this planet, our Earth, 國際交流