One of the symptoms of modernisation and urbanisation is a loss of connection with nature. The Christian mystics found great comfort in connecting and learning from animals and the environment. This episode focusses on a 16th Century poem by the St John of the Cross in which he find great comfort during a time of trial from a fuzzy little friend.

The poem is from Ladinsky, D. (Ed.). (2002). Love poems from God: Twelve sacred voices from the East and West. Penguin.