Supplies: large bag pictures or soft toys of a dog, cat, a koala or other wild animal Children’s Bible with picture of Noah and the Ark with animals entering it or on it Lyrics to ‘Rise and Shine’ (optional) Script: Good morning. I have several items in my bag… [Take out pictures or soft toys, […]
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This annual observance, stretching from 1 September to 4 October (Day of St. Francis of Assisi), aims to raise awareness about the urgency to care for creation as a response to the ecological crisis. Click on category to view resources created for the Season of Creation (Creation-tide): Songs Complete services Psalms Prayers Dramas, litanies, […]
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A reflection for Creation Tide and Season of Creation The rays of the sun shine. 93 million miles away, a million times larger than the earth, is a cluster of hydrogen and helium wrapped in energy and covered in an unstable magnetic field, this is the sun. It is a constantly changing environment, periodically waxing […]
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Inspired by Genesis 9:8-17, Mark 1:9-15 and Micah 6:8 God our creator, thank you for moments when the natural world surprises, delights, and stops us in wonder: The brilliant blue flash of a kingfisher, Rose-gold sunlight on bare-limbed trees, A rainbow, radiant against dark grey clouds. May we notice and appreciate these shining gifts. May […]
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While Earth Day is set on 22 April, these creation-focused resources might be used throughout the year. Many will be relevant for the Season of Creation (also called Creation Time) now celebrated in several countries in September. Recently posted Earth Day resources: (Click on image.) Alphabetical listing of Earth Day resources:
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What is it about a gentle breeze Is it the breath of God stirring your senses? What is it about the sound of birds greeting the morning that reminds you you are not alone? What is it about the sound of rushing water that soothes the soul – washing away any negative thoughts that are […]
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Written for Season of Creation and Earth Day Romans 8.19-25 Tune: Abbot’s Leigh All creation waits with longing for a better world to be, for a kinder, fairer planet, where all life has been set free, where Christ’s death and resurrection works renewal for it all, where God’s Spirit fills God’s children, ends all traces […]
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Celebration of the Earth – a Call to Worship Dance (adapted) Might be used on Earth Day or during the Season of Creation Be creative! Susan integrates numerous actions, props and readings into this Call to Worship dance. Adapt the actions and words to fit your situation. Select the elements that fit into your worship […]
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Great God, we want a fairer world! A plea for help in the struggle for justice, drawing on Elijah’s struggle and God’s response Tune: Repton (Dear God and…) Great God, we want a fairer world, an end to foolish ways; a world where might is not the right and vested int’rests lose their fight, where […]
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Inspired by a ‘Shamanic Journey’ into the Dordogne Caves of France to respectfully view the 30,000 year-old prehistoric art, paintings and etchings buried beneath mud, perhaps from a landslide, for 18,000 years. This might be used in an Eco-spirituality service, inviting participants to reflect on their experiences of God through/in nature and history. The animal […]
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‘Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos’ – Matthew Fox ‘Love-giver’ — Kate McIlhagga, UK By what name shall the unknowable be called? More names for the Holy One Image: ColourWeaving, created by David Yeo Poulton, UK
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What is it about a gentle breeze Is it the breath of God stirring your senses? What is it about the sound of birds greeting the morning that reminds you you are not alone? What is it about the sound of rushing water that soothes the soul – washing away any negative thoughts that are […]
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The light of God surrounded them: God’s light in flames of fire within a bush telling Moses to take off his shoes for he is standing on Holy Ground. God’s light in a pillar of fire leading the Israelites to a promised land during darkened nights in the desert. God’s light in tongues of fire […]
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God gave us paradise Then the devil (a creation of God) Convinced us that perfect wasn’t good enough We wanted hyper-perfection We threw away perfection (a creation of God) Convinced that we can do better (than God…) God still gives us now And we still choose to waste it Convinced that one ‘taste’ is better […]
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Inspired by verses in Genesis 1 Reader 1: May God’s truth continue to be revealed. The ancient story becomes our story. With a word of love, God creates beauty, nature and goodness. God: ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ […]
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The Air, the Air is everywhere. Holy Air, Stirring the waters of creation, Sweeping across the desert. Breathing life into humans. Feel the Air, Holy Air, like the rush of a mighty wind awakening lost spirits. Breathe the Air source of life, filling a newborn’s first cry. Breathe deep, the Holy Air, centring in your […]
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Sustaining God, we pray with urgency for the leaders of our species and those with concern for our common home. Give to those who make decisions a freedom from the burdens of a past which have pushed us to this cliff-edge. Give a dawning vision of your offer of healing greater than the blocked horizon […]
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Bleak Gaia* A climate kairos worship resource responding to the climate crisis All at peace Slowly rotating Tomorrow creeps Procrastinating Swirled in mists Alone in space Where we exist On a wafer-thin face Clothed in blue Silently screaming And wrapped anew Resplendently dreaming Suspended and drifting A mountain of wealth And angels are lifting More […]
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God our creator and provider the world you have made reflects your glory. Your praises are sung by the birds in their daybreak chorus and the wolf in her plaintive howl. Sacred melodies are played by the wind as she dances among trees or sweeps across grasses. Gentle percussion can be heard in raindrops and […]
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Alice, age 7, shared this poem as part of an eco-service for the United Reformed Church in Great Britain. This is God’s garden, God wants us to care. God also has asked, ‘Could we manage to share?’ God’s words plant a seed in our mind And God really wants us to try and be kind. […]
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Written for Endangered Species Day, 17 May by Creation Justice USA. This resource has been adapted for inclusive language and imagery. The last two lines are additions. How many are your works, Creator! In wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of your creatures. You call your creation ‘very good.’ It is good, and […]
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Inspired by Psalm 98 Easter 6, Year B God of shalom, who holds all things in wonderful balance, we come before you in joyful, noisy praise! Our voices join the songs of birds, the grunts and snorts of animals, the roar of the sea, the rush of the wind through the trees, […]
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A Psalm for World Water Day 22 March Inspired by Psalm 104: 1, 10-13 Eternal One, your magnificence astounds us. You direct springs to gush forth, to flow along valleys, to slither between hills, providing drink for wild animals, to cool parched throats, to quench thirst. Beside streams you create safe havens for birds who […]
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My golden ball hangs by a golden yarn From my wood-gold curtain rail; It is half-obscured by the golden drape With its pattern of golden sun-rays. Behind it the fading golden sky Is streaked with the grey of evening clouds. And then I recall that my golden globe Was formed from the glowing white-gold ash […]
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Genesis 1 is often included in readings for the Easter vigil, Trinity Sunday and Epiphany. As the stars slid down the beams of the universe in it’s beginning, they burned with love…. so much so that some became vulnerable and exploded. Eons later, in free fall toward our planet many of their parts held us […]
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Endangered Species and Christian Faith When God called on Noah to protect all creatures, Noah had no choice which creatures to load on board. All of creation belongs to God, and Noah was merely caretaker. Like Noah, we have a moral responsibility to safeguard God’s creatures from irreparable harm from the dangers they face today. […]
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Creator God, your love abounds forever; Creation’s beauty fills the earth and sky. Your shining stars, the universe expanding, Amazing power, creation does display. Chorus: Creator God, we lift our song to you, How great your love, how great your love. (repeat) When through the veld and grassy plains we wander, we hear the birds, […]
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Tune: Russian Hymn For the lyrics, music and a power point, click here. This wondrous universe tells of God’s glory, Endless in space and forever in time; We are astonished when we contemplate its story We have a place in this myst’ry sublime. This planet’s destiny, life in its beauty Rests with the choices we […]
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What words express our awe and wonder of creation? What words do we use to confess our abuse of creation? ‘Creation is charged with the grandeur of God.’ – Kelvin Inglis, UK Creation prayers and worship resources — dramas, prayers, psalms and songs: Creation Prayers Creation Psalms Creation Songs & Hymns
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Praise the Divine Gardener! Inspired by Psalm 148 Praise the Eternal One, the Divine Gardener. Who plants the sun, the moon, the stars in the heavens. Who creates earth, the amazing garden upon which we live. Who loosens rocks into teeming, incubating soil. Who spreads the seeds of life in the seas, land, and skies […]
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The earth needs saving. This service has been created for worship focused on creation, perhaps on Earth Day, Trinity Sunday (Year A of the Common Lectionary) when Genesis 1 is read, or during Season of Creation (Creation Time).
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