EARTH DAY

 

     There are so many holidays and special celebration days throughout the year. When you go into a card store you see various cards that are designated for those "Holidays" such as Nurses Day, Grandparents Day and even Administrative Professionals Day which used to be called "Secretaries Day." There are no cards for Arbor Day or Groundhog Day and we can all understand why! Tomorrow, April 22 is the annual Earth Day. Earth Day was created in April of 1970. I honestly don't remember when it started because I was only 6 years old. In an effort to keep our earth clean and protect our environment, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, an environmentalist created this day to help bring awareness to our country. This past week I have been thinking a lot about our environment. Yesterday, in fact, while I was walking along the boardwalk at Sunken Meadow State Park I stopped and I was literally 7 feet away from a deer that was feasting on greenery in the wooded area by the boardwalk. I looked up at the trees and saw new buds beginning to form that will one day become leaves. I later sat on the beach in my beach chair reading my bible, a book and a devotional. I stared at the ocean water that calmly splashed on shore with seagulls walking by and two very unique looking ducks swimming by, both almost totally black. It was very relaxing and I said to myself "Why don't you do this more often?"   

     Earth Day is celebrated every year by many environmentalists giving lectures, some groups do fundraisers while others will plant trees in their cities to help encourage their cities to help to "Green it" and make it more 'Earth friendly." There is one thing that bothers me about Earth Day. As I google Earth Day and think about and event or so called "Holiday" that is celebrated every springtime in April for the past 53 years, there is one person who is never mentioned on Earth Day or never ever given credit for it...GOD! In the Bible in Genesis chapter 1 we read in the entire chapter how it took God 6 days to create the heavens, the earth and every living creature and thing on the earth. On day 7 he rested. Yes! Even God needed to rest! It does not say in the bible anything about an "Big Bang Theory" or that we evolved from monkey's. We are not any "Monkey's Uncle" and whenever I hear that phrase I still hear in my head Lou Costello saying to Bud Abbott, "If you are a Monkey's Uncle then let me see you swing from your tail!" Earth Day should be celebrated every day but with one simple emphasis. We need to emphasize in this crazy mixed up world we live in who created this earth and give Him thanks and praise for doing so. It was God! I am all for keeping our environment clean. I hate when I see debris all along major highways and byways. I wish New Yorkers would take pride in where they live and not toss garbage out of their windows. I am all for keeping our air clean. I love walking along Sunken Meadow and smelling the fresh air and the salt from the ocean water. I am also for recognizing Earth Day BUT recognizing the one who created the heavens and the earth...GOD!

THANKS FOR READING AND HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND EARTH DAY!!