Submission 13: Students at Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes, VIC

We share with you a collection of submissions by students at at Kolbe Catholic College, Greenvale Lakes, Victoria

A Plea For Creation

To you, My father, the voice of creation, I pray for this civilization.

To our surprise, our realization, Of what we’ve left for our generation.

To what I see, and what I hear, Our world in shambles, it's very severe, From since your son had disappeared,

Please, guide us, and let us hear What if you're lost, you have the curse? Imagine that, but very much worse.

From what we’ve done, from what we’ve observed, We have to save our beloved earth.

Aadvik Year 7 Kolbe Catholic College Greenvale Lakes

How do you listen to the voice of creation? 

There are several different ways to listen to God, but some ways I know of are nature, the bible, and prayer. Most people know about the Bible but never go too deep into it. The bible hosts many scriptures, most of which contain messages from God or Jesus. Sometimes, it is easy to see ‘messages’ from God throughout the world, but most of the time, it’s hard to do so. There is no correct answer to what a message from God is or isn’t, but one thing I do know is that once you see it, you’ll know.

What do you see, and what do you hear?

What we see and hear is different for every person, but for me, I can see very few trees near us, yet numerous far away. The world we live in is destroying the natural world, but some things we can do is just to plant more and more plants. Doing this may not make a difference now, but it will soon.

How does your faith and personal experience lead you to action in caring for the Earth?

Our belief that Jesus will come again means that one day he will return. It wouldn’t be right if he had to return to such a destroyed world. Fixing this not only creates the best possible future for us but let’s Jesus’ return to a better place.

Savion Year 7
Kolbe Catholic College
Greenvale Lakes

Voice Of Creation

The voice of creation can be known as many things. To me it is the mighty being of God. Since the voice of creation to me is God, I can communicate and listen to him every day. I can read the bible; I can go to mass and listen to the scriptures and I can pray and do nice things. Even just thinking about God is like listening to the voice of creation. 

When I do these things, it's like there is this feeling of warmth. I can feel and hear what it’s saying to me, and I can do what it wants me to do. This is mostly just doing kind actions to others. When I imagine the voice of creation, I imagine a powerful figure in white talking to me. 

The Catholic faith and beliefs have shown a lot of light to the world and its beauty and creation. This has given me a greater appreciation for it. It has given me a lot of passion for striving to keep it healthy and clean for everyone. Growing up in the Philippines, I saw firsthand the pollution. There was trash in the lakes and ocean that destroyed marine life, Carbon dioxide making it hard to breathe and other stuff. Now that I am in Australia, I understand how vital it is to take care of our home.

Yuan Year 7
Kolbe Catholic College
Greenvale Lakes