Today, we continue our focus on God’s creation -- both the act of creation and the things created -- by taking a look at humanity, that is, all the people who inhabit God’s creation. Picking up our reading in the book of Genesis where we left off last week (Genesis 1:26-28), we see that following the creation of the Earth itself, the skies, the seas, the sun, moon, and stars, the plants and all living creatures, God creates humanity. If you’ve been following along, you know that this is a continuation of the same day on which God created all the animals on land. On the fifth day of creation, God created the creatures of the sea and the birds of the air. Now on the sixth day, so far, God has created all of the wildlife on land -- the cattle and livestock, the crawling things, and all manner of animals. And seeing that it was good and pleasing, God continued by creating humans.
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Season of Creation: Planet Earth Sunday
As we enter the month of September, we return again to the Season of Creation. Throughout the year, our readings routinely remind us of God’s providence, of all that God has done for us, of all that God has given us. But we don’t always dig into the details, and we rarely focus exclusively on God’s creation.
However, if we stop and think about it for a moment, the very act of creation is the beginning of God’s relationship with the world and ultimately with us. The Hebrew Scriptures, commonly called the Old Testament in the Christian Bible, begin with God forming creation into a pleasing design. God is pleased with the results as the Earth takes shape.
Season of Creation: Ocean Sunday
Today we enter into the Season of Creation, a season focused on God as creator and the many aspects of God's creation. Through the next few weeks, we will take our cue from the Psalms as we honor God and think about our own place and role as a part of creation. What does it mean to be a part of this created world? What does it mean to be stewards of all God has created?
On this first Sunday, we look to part of Psalm 104 as we remember the oceans and seas that cover large portions of the Earth (see Psalm 104:1-9, 24-26). This Psalm summarizes parts of Genesis in regards to creation and the seas and serves as a good place to start this season together.
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Now some of us may be familiar with the more traditional seasons of the church year. We know something about Advent and Lent, our seasons of preparation for the big celebrations of Christmas and Easter. And of course, Christmas and Easter exist as seasons in the church as well, extending beyond the single day celebrations our culture might suggest. And then we can't forget Ordinary time, a season split in two that covers over half of the calendar year. Technically it is one big broken up season though it is sometimes treated as a season of Epiphany and a season of Pentecost.
On this first Sunday, we look to part of Psalm 104 as we remember the oceans and seas that cover large portions of the Earth (see Psalm 104:1-9, 24-26). This Psalm summarizes parts of Genesis in regards to creation and the seas and serves as a good place to start this season together.
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Now some of us may be familiar with the more traditional seasons of the church year. We know something about Advent and Lent, our seasons of preparation for the big celebrations of Christmas and Easter. And of course, Christmas and Easter exist as seasons in the church as well, extending beyond the single day celebrations our culture might suggest. And then we can't forget Ordinary time, a season split in two that covers over half of the calendar year. Technically it is one big broken up season though it is sometimes treated as a season of Epiphany and a season of Pentecost.
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