Creator God, you have
given us a beautiful world,
and the heavens
should be glad, the earth should rejoice,
the sea should roar,
and the field exult over its goodness.
We have built
beautiful sanctuaries in which to worship you,
which is commendable,
but nothing can compare with
the beauty of your sky
and sea, earth and field.
Yet in our worried
and distracted lives
we fail to rejoice in
the beauty we have received--
worse, in selfish
thoughtlessness we destroy the fullness
of the sea and the
richness of the soil, fouling air and stream
without regard for
future generations. God have mercy,
Christ have mercy.
Lectionary Readings
Ps. 96; 148; 49; 138
Ezek. 34:17-31
Heb. 8:1-13
Luke 10:38-42
Selected Verses
Ps. 96:11-12a
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the
field exult, and everything in it.
Ezek. 34:18-19
Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture, but
you must tread down with your feet the rest of your pasture? When you drink of clear water, must you foul
the rest with your feet? And must my sheep eat what you have trodden with
your feet, and drink what you have fouled with your feet? [The LORD, judging his flock]
Heb. 8:5a
[Earthly priests] offer worship in a sanctuary that is a
sketch and shadow of the heavenly one…
Luke 10:41
But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried
and distracted by many things…"
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