Living Into this God Given World: God Gives Creation
Call to Worship
God you created all the things
Combining the Light with the Darkness, the Sky and the Earth, the Water with the Land
God, you are not a God of singularities, but combinations, yielding all kinds of crops and animals and sunsets
And you saw that this was good.
Let us rejoice in the manifest glory of your creation today and everyday!
Let us praise God, mysterious, manifold and and always creating. Glory to our God, the creator!
Prayer of Confession: God, we confess that sometimes we ignore the manifold of your creation. It is hard to imagine that you created so much that you needed to rest aftewards. It is hard for us to imagine that you hallowed every aspect of creation. It is hard to imagine that you designed the earth out of abundance so that every single being should have enough. We confess that we are very limited in our understanding of your creation. Forgive us, teach us to have a better understanding of your creation we pray. Amen.
Assurance of Pardon: God promises God’s mercies are new every morning. Let us tell one another the good news today. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven.
Prayer of Dedication/Day: God as you first shaped the world and breathed life into it, we ask for your continued inspiration and shaping. Grant us the gentle breeze of your your Holy Spirit, especially when we are weary and out of breath, to cool and inspire us. Continue to minister to us in your gentle way as we go into the world, we pray in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Children: Play with Legos, Cooties or some other interchangeable toys, discuss how many variations there are, discuss how God made so many varieties of the earth. Talk about the our human job to do science discover, create and name things with God as “Co-creators.” Read God Gave Us You.
Hymns: “Spirit” “This is My Father’s World” “God of the Sparrow” “Morning Has Broken”
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