Our gospel at Damascus Day Mass is the story of the son who took his inheritance and wasted it in a binge of consumerism. The story is often called the Prodigal Son (Luke 15) but may be better named Consumerism-Finding A Way Back. Consumerism had negative effects on the relationships of this son in a story set in ancient times. In modern times consumerism is having a global effect on both the human and other-than-human relationships of our world. How we can be merciful in our relationships with the earth?
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