Back in ninth grade Earth Science we learned about barometers in the weather section of the course. An instrument to measure atmospheric pressure and helpful in predicting weather. When the pressure drops it means stormy weather is approaching and when it rises it means that fair weather will reign. So, finally my trusty barometer is back in the “Change” part of the dial where it usually resides. During the height of the recent storm it was way down and pointing to the “M” in “Stormy”. Just thought you needed to be let in on that.

We are on an earth topic today I guess. I start these posts most of the time not knowing where they will go or end up. But way back around 1961 when I was a student in that Earth Science class I remember the course had three distinct sections. The semester started with Geology, moved to Meteorology and finally wound up in Astronomy. In that way it moved from something we were used to to something more unknown. This was the beginning of the space race with Russia launching Sputnik in 1958 I think. When we were kids everyone knew that the moon was made of green cheese. Generally we had no idea of much beyond our atmosphere here on earth.

Not long ago I was looking at the materials of a recent Earth Science course taught by a friend and noticed that the order of the sections had been reversed indicating some shift I think. Now they start with Astronomy, go to Meteorology and end with the apparently lesser known Geology. Interesting I think. Have we in the last fifty years gotten away from our roots so. Now are we more at home with digitized photos from outer space telescopes then we are with the rocks and soil in our yards. Just an observation.

There was something that I wanted to copy and paste for you from today’s blog post of Richard Rohr’s:

“The word “human” comes from the Latin humus, which means earth. Being human means acknowledging that we’re made from the earth and will return to the earth. For a few years we dance around on the stage of life and have the chance to reflect a little bit of God’s glory. We are earth that has come to consciousness. If we discover this power in ourselves and know that we are God’s creatures, that we come from God and return to God, that’s enough. As a human, I’m just a tiny moment of consciousness, a small part of creation, a particle that reflects only a fragment of God’s glory. And yet that’s enough.”

Very earthy, right? That’s what we are up to today. We generally got it under our fingernails around here. Off we go, love, Felipe.