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.
Neuron tangle: CGI by the author
based on a mirroring of partial neuroscience brain scans
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.
This can be sung to the tune of the Sans Day Carol (omitting the chorus)
For amazement by beauty
we give you our praise;
for the patterns that form
in our neural pathways.
Our brains stimulated
by wonder and awe:
for glimpses of glory,
we thank you, dear Lord.
For the marvel of colour
deriving from light,
and heightening each image
revealed by our sight.
For spirited hues
that emotion arouse.
Give thanks for the splendours
our vision bestows.
For delight in the fragrance
of blossom and herbs,
as we breathe in the glories
of nectars and oils:
some heady, some soothing,
some prized for their power
to promote our well-being
with root, leaf or flower.
For the myriad touches
that make us aware,
of the soft, smooth or yielding,
of the hard, harsh or spare.
When feeling such beauty
as a new-born child’s face,
there’s delight in the moment,
a great gift of grace
For the tongue and for taste buds
that flavours detect.
For our instinct, which foods
to enjoy or reject.
May we, who by plenty
are mightily blessed
be preserved, Lord, from hunger,
thirst, waste or excess
For the patterns of language
that gladden the ear;
for the glory of music
as it trembles the air;
for tones and expressions
we love to applaud.
For all blessings of beauty,
we adore you, dear Lord.
we adore you, dear Lord.
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 Pittsburgh
