Brother Flowers
"Francis told the brother gardener not to plant the whole garden with food but to set aside a plot for those plants which in their season would bloom with Brother Flowers. He said the reason the brother gardener should plant this pretty little flower bed with its sweetly scented herbs and flowering plants was because it would invite all who saw it to praise God; for every creature says, 'God made me for you, oh human!'" --Writings of Leo, Rufino, and Angelo, 113
When we do not take care of our planet and treat it kindly we are saying to God that we do not appreciate all that He has given us. Not only does God make plants to be useful (like pollen for the bees in the flowers), He goes a step further and makes them beautiful to our eye. Our rivers and mountains and the clear, blue sky are all useful and beautiful, yet man pollutes and destroys these resources.
"Francis told the brother gardener not to plant the whole garden with food but to set aside a plot for those plants which in their season would bloom with Brother Flowers. He said the reason the brother gardener should plant this pretty little flower bed with its sweetly scented herbs and flowering plants was because it would invite all who saw it to praise God; for every creature says, 'God made me for you, oh human!'" --Writings of Leo, Rufino, and Angelo, 113
When we do not take care of our planet and treat it kindly we are saying to God that we do not appreciate all that He has given us. Not only does God make plants to be useful (like pollen for the bees in the flowers), He goes a step further and makes them beautiful to our eye. Our rivers and mountains and the clear, blue sky are all useful and beautiful, yet man pollutes and destroys these resources. 
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