Season of Creation by

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Creator of all,
we praise you for the gift of life
and for the faith that unites us in care for our common home.
We confess how estranged we have become—
from one another, from your Creation, and from our truest selves.
We acknowledge that our greed and destructive impulses
have fractured our relationships with you, with others, and with the Earth.
Fertile fields have become barren,
forests lie desolate,
oceans and rivers are polluted.
Thriving communities have become places of suffering,
and the earth cries out.

Beloved Christ,
who spoke “Shalom” to frightened hearts,
stir us to compassionate action.
Inspire us to work for the end of conflict,
and for the full restoration of broken relationships—
with you, with the ecumenical community,
with the human family,
and with all Creation.

Prince of Peace,

through your wounds, teach us to stand in solidarity

with the woundedness of others,

of creation, and of the world.

Through your resurrection, make us people of hope—

with a vision of swords turned into ploughshares

and tears transformed into joy.

May we come together as one family,

to labor for your peace—

a shalom where all your people may dwell in safety,

and rest in quiet places.

Amen.

Jesus Died to Save the Planet

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Our planet is at breaking point. There’s no planet B, but there is hope for God’s world, because Jesus died to save the planet.

This powerful essay by Paul Kunert reclaims the foundational truth that the gospel is good news for the whole of creation.

Saying Yes to Life

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Foundational to Saying Yes to Life is what it means to be human and, in particular, to be a follower of Jesus. As people made in the image of God, we are entrusted to look after what he has created: to share in God’s joy and ingenuity in making a difference for good. Ruth Valerio draws imaginatively on the Days of Creation (Genesis 1) and each chapter ends with discussion questions and a prayer to aid action and contemplation.

Five Marks of Mission

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A brief introduction to environmental theology and the Five Marks of Mission.

Peace with Creation, A Celebration Guide

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This year’s theme is ‘Peace with Creation’ and a celebration guide is available to download from the Season of Creation website. The Biblical text for this year is Isaiah 32:14-18.

Isaiah 32:14-18 (NRSV)

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For the palace will be forsaken,
    the populous city deserted;
the hill and the watch-tower
    will become dens for ever,
the joy of wild asses,
    a pasture for flocks;

until a spirit from on high is poured out on us,
and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field is deemed a forest.

Then justice will dwell in the wilderness,
and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.

The effect of righteousness will be peace,
and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust for ever.

My people will abide in a peaceful habitation,
in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.

Creationtide Resources

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Choose Life (Diocese of York)

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pgs. 166-184 for Season of Creation / Creationtide

Preaching for Gods World

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A resource for preachers, offering thoughts and reflections on each Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary readings viewed through the lens of the Anglican Five Marks of Mission – in particular, caring for people and planet.

40-day Season of Creation Calendar

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Eco Church

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