He further calls for prudence in waste management and advocates for recycling waste.
“We can recycle. If we consider every time that we throw rubbish away, whatever we have discarded goes into a landfill and we know that we are progressively turning the earth into a grand rubbish dump,” Fr. Godwin says, and adds, “Vegetable waste from our kitchens can be turned into compost, and plastics paper and metal and glass can be recycled instead of being wasted in landfill dumps.”
He describes those who litter the environment as "impoverished" and cautions against polluting the environment.
"Think of the impoverishment of the person that as they are walking, they just throw paper or plastic around or waste out of a car window. At worst, it is selfishness and a lack of consideration,” he says.
He adds, “Look keenly, these people are wounded within themselves, unable to appreciate beauty, unable to accept their responsibility for the environment. They have lost their sense of connection to the creator and creation.”
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"We can clean our environment and teach others about not littering and polluting the environment," Fr. Godwin says, adding that humans who have been created in God's image and likeness should recognize their privilege and participate in His creative work.
"Made in the image and likeness of God, we can create beautiful spaces, interior and exterior, by tapping into the natural life which God has created and which He shares with us," the Episcopal Vicar for Pastoral Development in the Archdiocese of Cape Town says.
He continues, "By co-creating beautiful spaces, interior and exterior, using plants and gardens, art and color, engineering and furnishing, we in turn create environments which in turn shape us, impart in us consciously and unconsciously."
Magdalene Kahiu is a Kenyan journalist with passion in Church communication. She holds a Degree in Social Communications from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA). Currently, she works as a journalist for ACI Africa.
