Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha'olam sheh-a-sah et ha-yam ha-gadol.
Blessed are you, Eternal our God, Ruler of the Universe, who made the great sea.
Jewish Prayer
Our plan is to spend time this Summer/Fall by the ocean, which we do virtually every year. There is something extraordinary about being alongside and on saltwater. For us it is a spiritual experience, a connection with Creator and Creation unlike anything else. Being by the ocean is a powerful sensory experience as well, and the rhythm of the tides is both ordinary and mystical.
This is World Oceans Day and here are some facts, both astonishing and ugly.
Half of the planet’s oxygen comes from oceans
Oceans host 80% of life on Earth
Oceans are the planet’s largest carbon sink
Nearly 13,000,000 tonnes of plastic leaks into the oceans every year
One million seabirds are killed every year by the plastic
At this rate, plastic will outweigh fish by 2050
We can all say a prayer for the mighty oceans of life.
https://www.greeningtheblue.org/event/world-oceans-day
Children at the seaside --Willem Boshoff
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