https://youtu.be/FMoqSuxeC3s (25:59)
Creation -- liturgical season, wellness in community, preparation for exploration of stewardship
www.seasonofcreation.org, https://seasonofcreation.org/2020/09/08/caring-for-the-integrity-of-creation/, https://www.lutheranworld.org/news/season-creation-2022-celebration-guide
Every year, from 1 September to 4 October, Lutherans join many Christians all over the world to observe the Season of Creation.
What did God create?
Trees -- Be a tree with your body!
Everything ~ Be the sun and moon
A River Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry
We can heal when we sit still and BREATH! Practice breathing with the Hoberman Sphere.
Closing Prayer
Thanksgiving for the Earth
Creator, the strength of all creatures, we honor you. Listen to the thoughts of your people. We honour your Spirit who renews the world and calls us to care for your creation to the East, to the South, to the West and to the North. We live by the ways you have entrusted to us within the circle of life.
Come Great Spirit as we gather in your name. (We turn our bodies to the Four Directions as we pray the following prayers. Begin by turning toward the East and continue to turn, with each prayer, in a clockwise direction)
We face East: The place of dawning, there is beauty in the morning, there the seeker finds new visions as each sacred day is born. All who honor life around them, all who honor life within, shall shine with light and glory when the morning comes again. And we pray, Come Holy Spirit, Come
We turn to the South: In the South, the place of growing, there is wisdom in the earth, Both the painful song of dying and joyful song of birth. As the Earth gives up her lifeblood so that her children’s hearts may beat, so we give back to her our reverence for the holy ground beneath our feet. And we pray, Come Holy Spirit, Come
We turn to the West: The place of seeing, there is born a vision of the servant of the servants, who proclaimed the Gospel to us. Guide us at the end of each day and fill us with your peace. And we pray, Come Holy Spirit, Come
We turn to the North: We look to God our Creator who cleanses our earth with snow, wind, and rain. To Jesus who fills us with the wideness of mercy and grace and lovingly embraces all the people. And the Holy Spirit who comes to inspire us. And we pray, Come Holy Spirit, Come (adapted from Celebrating Creation: Honoring Indigenous People, Kelly Sherman-Conroy, ELCA)
Wrap Up Song -- "It's About Love, Love, Love" -- https://youtu.be/w4xlpnDe-sk