Fr. Richard Rohr proposes increasing our capacity to mediate Divine Love by loving God’s creation:
We naturally move from the concrete to the universal, and so it makes sense to begin loving Earth, caring for God's creation... Becoming intimate with God's presence in one aspect of creation can move us toward loving the rest of the world through compassionate actions.

Let yourself be drawn today and in the coming week to a particular created thing….

As you come to love this unique creation, let your embrace widen to include all the things it touches--water, air, minerals, plants, animals, humans, and the rest of the earth. You might feel called to a specific, tangible way of loving this being and its community, perhaps through one of these practices:

 

• Grow a garden and feed it with compost (raising your own food is a nourishing and meaningful way to connect with and care for Earth… native plants provide habitat and food for [God’s creatures]).

• Travel sustainably (walk, ride a bike, take a bus, carpool, live and shop locally).

• Let your voice be heard (call or write to a representative; add your name to a petition; join a peaceful demonstration or protest).

• Simplify (cultivate non-attachment through meditation and find ways of living with less…).

• Introduce someone else, especially a child, to your beloved creation (take them on a walk in the woods; share a picture and details that make this creation special; invite them to join you in a caring act).