Inspired by Psalm 104 (22nd Sunday after Pentecost, Year B)
Praise God, the source of all being, eternal and transcendent.
We wonder at the majesty of God seen around us in the world,
we sigh with awe at the splendour that is creation, that is God.
God is in the light, the water, the clouds, the wind, the sun.
God’s creative order sets the world along its path.
The light that is God powering all life.
The water of life crosses the earth like the thread of a tapestry,
a fine silver thread bringing to life the green of creation,
from mountain spring to valley river,
from inland lake to ocean,
watering the land and giving life to all plants and creatures.
We are water.
Living plants for living creatures, sprout and shrub to mighty tree,
the source of bread and wine, oil, fuel, and home for many.
Day and night, light and dark,
each creating an opportunity for life, a harmony of provision.
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, a harmony of creation woven in time,
land and sea, a harmony of environment.
God, your creation is life and living,
the pattern of creation creating the pattern of our days
in the physicality of earthly reality.
Creation’s eternal glory offered in love.
Let us praise God, the source of all that is.
Let us live in harmony within the pattern of creation,
respecting and cherishing the foundation of all life,
loving and living in the power of God, forever.
Praise God.
Photo: Waterfall by Heather Whyte
