Marqus Cole is the director of church engagement and outreach for the Evangelical Environmental Network. He is also a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication.
The path of a pilgrim points to a future hope and reconciliation between God, man and creation. We must also take up the opportunity to partner with God in bringing "heaven to earth" through positive actions that restore creation and defend the most vulnerable from extreme climate harms.