“The order of things should be somewhat reversed,—the seventh should be man’s day of toil, wherein to earn his living by the sweat of his brow; and the other six his Sabbath of the affections and the soul, in which to range this widespread garden, and drink in the soft influences and sublime revelations of Nature.” So spoke Henry Thoreau in his youthful commencement address, foreseeing a life that would come to stand for a uniquely American mysticism and woodland wisdom. Rev. Dr. Barry Andrews here delivers a sermon in preview of his upcoming book, published by the University of Massachusetts in 2024, entitled Mother Nature’s Child: The Spiritual Message of Henry David Thoreau.