Our Grandchildren’s Water Ramont Bell September 22, 2018
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Our Grandchildren’s Water Each S Ea Ses ession ons F For ormat • Facilita tato tors rs P Preparati tion (Pre-Reading) 20 – 30 M 20 Minu nute tes • Sessi ssion Le n Length 45 45-60 m minut utes
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Our Grandchildren’s Water 7 We Week V Version – Deep D Dive ve • Less esson # #1 - Wat ater as as a a Sac Sacred Gift • Less esson # #2 - A Pr Preci ciou ous R Resource ce: Th The Two Two-Gallon on • Less esson # #3 - The he F Flow and Q nd Qua uality ty of of Water • Less esson # #4 - Th The L Laws Th That Pr Protect ct Us Us Fr From Oursel elves es • Lesso son #5 - Our F r Faith ith in W Wate ter • Less esson # #6 - The Et Ethics of W Water • Less esson # #7 - On B Becom coming R Respon onsible
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Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Water is Life Th The miracle le o of life o on Ea Earth i is pr precis isely determined by by our exi xistence a at the d distance from o our Su Sun t that at perm rmit its w wate ter to r to ex exist st i in al all t three ee o of its p s phase ses s – liquid, solid ( (ice) e) an and gas gas (vapor). 97 97% o of th the w wate ter r on th the e earth rth i is s salt lt wate ter. Y . Your b body i is about 70% 70% w water. T Think o of yo your tears a and yo your sweat. Yo You’re full o l of salt wate ter to r too.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? Vast amounts. 1.4 billion cubic kilometers. But that water isn’t all available for use by humans and other livings things who require fresh water. The freshwater reserves of the world are estimated at about 35 million cubic kilometers, but most of that is frozen and inaccessible.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? If the water in the world were a five gallon bucket, two cups of it would be fresh water. Of that, one and a half cups would be frozen and inaccessible. Only a half cup would be available fresh water. Of that half cup only a drop is accessible fresh surface water. The rest is deep aquifers, or water vapor.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? So there is a lot of water on the earth, but only a little of it is currently available to us for drinking. Repeated use of that available water impinges on its quality, and may render what we do have unfit for drinking.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? Already, 663 million people (1 in 10) on the earth lack access to drinking water, and 2.4 billion (1 in 3) people lack adequate sanitation. In fact, globally more people have cell phones than have toilets!
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? Water in many areas is particularly compromised – where sanitation is inadequate water quality tends to be extremely poor, and people tend to drink whatever water is available to them, often contaminated by human and animal waste.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift How Much Water Is There? Water is not really in limited supply. What is limited is the availability of adequate clean, drinkable water supplies for humans where they currently live.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Theological Reflection: Seen and Unseen Water is abundant in the world, though most of it is unavailable to us for drinking. And all the water we drink is the same water that anything has ever drunk – and the same water that any living thing will ever drink in the future.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Welcome • Facilitators introduce themselves • Participants introduce themselves
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Opening Mediation on Water • Isaiah 12:3-6 3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. 4 In that day you will say: "Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Life-Giving Water Facilitator Read Aloud
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Group Discussion/Theological Reflection • What teachings or scripture in your traditions speaks to our needs being met through what we can see and what we can’t see?
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift 2 Corinthians 4:18 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Group Discussion/Theological Reflection • How is our relationship to God like our relationship to water? • Is there something about the immanence and necessity of water that reminds you of the presence of the holy?
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Group Discussion/Theological Reflection In the belief in God of many names, immanence holds that God is present in all of creation, while remaining distinct from it. With all living organisms composed of 60 to 90 percent water, all organisms require the substance as a basic building material as well as to regulate internal body temperature, transport nutrients through the bloodstream and flush out wastes. God could be like Water to Us
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Group Discussion/Theological Reflection • How shall we respond as people of faith to the fragility of this gift, and to the reality that the way we deal with it will impact the ability of all future generations to drink?
Our Grandchildren’s Water Lesso sson#1 – Water a as a a Sacr cred Gift Group Discussion/Theological Reflection John 7:37-39 "He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, 'From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.'" Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
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