Creation Sunday

In the most recent Concordia Journal Dr. Arand talks about a Creation Sunday. "Where does creation find expression within the worship life of the church and its liturgy? Consider the church year. Where does creation receive attention? Currently, the first half of our church year rightly focuses on the life of Jesus. The Second half of the church year focuses on the life of the church. These correlate with the second and third articles of the creed. But where does the first article of the creed (God's ongoing activity in creation) find a place within the Church year? After all, without it we cannot properly grasp Scripture's account of redemption in Christ. We wouldn't have to call it "Earth Sunday." We could call it "Creation Sunday" or have a "Season of Creation." For the matter, how do our worship practices and rituals express our connection to creation as well as our care of creation?"

This latest issue of the Concordia Journal is dedicated to Theological Environmentalism. Dr. Arand has a blog posts are www.togetherwithallcreatures.com for further thoughts on this subject. This is an important subject for Theologians to address. People need to recognize that God Created this World and Environment. Our Industrialized Nations can destroy the Environment. God has placed humans over the rest of his Creation because they are to take care of the animals and plants. Humans are supposed to take care of God's Creation.

God's Creation is still broken and corrupt because of Sin. But Christ died and rose as the first born of the new Creation. This is not a different Creation, but a restored Creation. When Jesus returns all of Creation will be restored back to the beauty and perfection when God first spoke or saw it was good. Here Dr. Arand is specifically talking about a way to introduce this concept into our Liturgical life. The Worship of the Church is also sadly the main place the Church is instructed. When you have a special Sunday for Life, Missions, or Stewardship. Why not have a special "Creation Sunday." "Earth Sunday" is not a bad idea because most people know what Earth Day is but the real focus should be on the fact that this does not belong to us.

It is God's Creation. God has placed us as stewards of his Creation to take care of it. We are to protect Creation just as God protects us. Thank you.

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