Stewarding Creation
Land in the Bible is seen as God’s gift to His people. They only have what they need.
They show their gratitude by not selling it, mortgaging it, or letting it be eroded.
They do not misuse it, they respect it and give it rest, and steward it for future generations.
But when people violate God’s moral laws, then everything, including the very soil, is spoiled.
God calls us to repent for the hardness of heart of ourselves and our fellows.’
Ray Simpson Celtic Worship Through the Year Hodder and Stoughton, 1997. P. 120.
Sing to the great God a new song,
sing to the Creator, sing the whole earth.
Let nature and peoples join in harmony
to sing praise to the God of glory.
Excerpt from Psalm 96. p. 286.
Out of the Silence … Into the Silence by Jim Cotter.
Cairns Publications, Harlech, 2006. Used with permission.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.
Genesis 2:15
The Diocese of Willochra makes up all the northern part of South Australia.
It has an active Mothers’ Union despite the sparse and wide-spread population.
There is good farming land but its low rainfall and over-farming
means many areas are in need of careful stewardship.
We pray God’s blessing on the land and its people.