Sacred Nature-Armstrong, Karen HV A finishing coat of varnish

A finishing coat of varnish completes this labor-intensive process

composed and written in 2023 by members of the Holden Village community: Steve Wolbrecht

composed by Marty Haugen during the winter of 1985–1986

Child-safe

Sacred Nature-Armstrong, Karen HV A finishing coat of varnishSubtitle: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World Since the beginning of time, humankind has looked upon nature and seen the divine. In the writings of the great thinkers across religions, the natural world inspires everything from fear, to awe, to tranquil contemplation; God, or however one defined the sublime, was present in everything. Yet today, even as we admire a tree or take in a striking landscape, we rarely see nature as sacred. In