But we hold this treasure in earthen vessels…the half inch of rain we received a few days ago that was being held in this earthen vessel has quickly evaporated…
R. Those who sow in tears shall reap rejoicing.
Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those that sow in tears
shall reap rejoicing.
When the Lord said, “I chose you from the world,
to go and bear fruit that will last“; does that mean we can continue our “huge consumption” of fruit that perishes until we are given the rains for which we keep asking for in your name?
“You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?”
MT 20:22
The warming caused by huge consumption on the part of some rich countries has repercussions on the poorest areas of the world, especially Africa, where a rise in temperature, together with drought, has proved devastating for farming.
from paragraph 51 of Laudato Si