Part of serving God is taking care of the earth that God has given us. While the task of taking care of the whole planet is huge, we can each do our part by being careful of where we put our garbage, how we use our water, and how we make and/or use energy. As an African Proverb says, “Many little people in many little places doing many little things can change the world.” In other words, a multitude of people changing the way they do just one or two things can have a major impact on this world.
One of the best ways to serve God and protect God’s creation is simply to clean up. Trash not only clogs rivers and makes wildlife sick but it also takes away from God’s beauty.
Here are a few suggestions for serving God through “cleaning up” the world around you:
■Have an organization and community clean up day. Pick up and properly dispose of all trash within your organization, organization yard, and the yards/areas around your organization. If your organization's building is in a residential community, ask residents if they need help properly disposing of their trash.
■Participate in a beach sweep or lake-side trash pick-up day.
■Volunteer to help pick up trash after a local sporting event or community festival.
■Adopt-a-Highway. For more information on this program, visit http://www.scdot.org/community/adopt_faq.shtml
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