“The earth is mother,
she is mother of all that is natural,
mother of all that is human…
The earth should not be injured.
The earth should not be destroyed…
All nature is at the disposal of humankind.
We are to work with it.
Without it we can not survive…
With nature’s help,
humankind can set into creation
all that is necessary and life-sustaining.”
Hildegard von Bingen (1098 – 1179), abbess, composer, healer, mystic, preacher, and visionary, who died on this day
Chorlton Unitarians 