The "Canticle of the Sun" by Francis of Assisi, which the Pope chose as a guide for his recent encyclical, stands uniquely among the prayers of Christianity. In his childlike and unpretentious receptiveness to nature, the "Poverello" is more relevant than ever, perhaps even "the only Westerner who can save the Earth." Helmut Schlegel has developed exercises related to this that anyone can carry out for themselves in the midst of everyday life.