This is a difficult question for a number of reasons. First of all, what is spirituality? To me spirituality is the daily practice of recognizing the sacred and divine in one's life in each moment. It is about becoming more aware of the sacred in every day life. What is "sacred"? Only you can define that, but in reference to Earth Centered Spirituality, it is the Earth and Nature that is sacred. The Divine Spark, The Higher Power, The Great Spirit, God, and/or Goddess...whatever title you use we find Divinity in the natural world and because we love, honor, and respect the environment, we work to protect our Mother Nature. But what spirituality would be all work, and no play? We also enjoy spending time in the outdoors going on birding trips, nature walks, camping, fishing, canoeing, for the Great Outdoors is our church!

Guide to Nature Spirituality Terms

A Prayer for the Earth

By Rev. Dr. William R. Murray

Our Mother, who art the Earth,

Sacred are you and all Life that comes from your womb.

May your benevolent and nurturing ways

Become the way of all your offspring whose

Being is rooted and grounded in you.

Out of the bounty of your abundance give us

Who depend upon you this and every day

Sustenance for our lives.

Forgive us for wasting and polluting your rich

Resources even as we resolve to be more

Respectful of all life that springs from you.

And so nurture us that we may not be tempted,

To harm you and your other Children;

For to you belong beauty and grandeur, and

Majesty so long as we in our greed do not

Desecrate and destroy you.

Amen