eclipse

did you watch the eclipse sunday night?  we were amazed that we could actually see it happen so spectacularly on the super moon.  i was also amazed that so many of our neighbors came out to see it as well!  neighbors we'd never talked to before were united by a common sight.  as i stood there in awe, i thought of how this moon could be seen around the world…from luxury hotels to refugee camps, people could look up and see the same thing we were seeing.

the next morning, i found that these pictures from so many different vantage points echoed those thoughts from the night before.

one earth with a common focus.  

​and then...this post brought me to the global goals and the challenge to work and pray…as one world standing together with one focus…rights and equality for all humans as citizens of one precious earth.  

here are the global goals:

1. 1. NO POVERTY: End poverty in all its forms everywhere 
   2. NO HUNGER: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture 
   3. GOOD HEALTH: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages 
   4. QUALITY EDUCATION: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all 
   5. GENDER EQUALITY: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls 
   6. CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all 
   7. MODERN ENERGY:Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all 
   8. GOOD JOBS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: Promote sustained inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all 
   9. INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE: Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation 
   10. REDUCED INEQUALITIES: Reduce inequalities within and among countries 
   11. SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable 
   12. RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns 
   13. CLIMATE ACTION: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts 
   14. LIFE BELOW WATER: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development 
   15. LIFE ABOVE WATER: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss 
   16. PEACE AND JUSTICE: Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. 
   17. PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS: Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development
   
   
   
   

what if we could visibly push the shadow of poverty, injustice, hunger, and oppression right off our planet with the light of love, mercy, justice and humility?  let's try.
 
here's my plan:
use the global goals as a prayer list (i'm excited to have a reminder and focus)
have conversations with my tribe and those outside of it
pray together
educate myself (global goals is full of great links)
focus on each area and determine what action i can take to tackle it

sounds like a lot of fun!

love,
jane