Throughout Creationtide, 1st September - 4th October, there will be a daily posting of material to help us reflect on the various themes associated with this period in the Church’s year.
Image from ‘The Earth Project’ site
The posts will incorporate the following themes:
- Glory of the Cosmos,
- Bible
- Earth’s Wonders
- Care of the Planet
- Meditation/ Prayer
- Praise & Adoration
- Jesus, the heart of it all
I hope you will find these notes, prayers, hymns and meditations helpful and that you will feel you want to call in on the site each day. You will be very welcome and as many of the items reflect the biggest challenge of our times (notwithstanding Covid 19), I hope you might encourage other like-minded people to join us on this 34 day pilgrimage.
White Sails
My heart leaps with joy
to see great white sails
welcoming their friend,
a strong and steady breeze.
These are today’s
worthy successors
to the multitude of windmills
we gradually discarded
in favour of the efficiency
of burn-away fossil fuels.
Jettisoning them,
we sent grain further,
consumed yet more fuel ,
and wrapped regimented loaves
in lethal plastic.
So welcome to these gentle giants
with their swirling symmetry,
as they gracefully draw afresh
from the ever-present air
its generous bounty
of cleanly harvested energy.
You might also like to reflect on the internationality of the potential contribution towards the stewardship of the earth from the Christian church globally by spending ten minutes listening to one of the many versions of ’The Blessing’ which have been published during Lockdown times. Today’s choice comes from Sri Lanka
