Our World Belongs to God – CREATION

7. Our world belongs to God—

not to us or earthly powers,

not to demons, fate, or chance.

The earth is the Lord’s.

8. In the beginning, God—

Father, Word, and Spirit—

called this world into being

out of nothing, and gave it shape and order.

9. God formed sky, land, and sea;

stars above, moon and sun,

making a world of color, beauty, and variety—

a fitting home for plants and animals, and us—

a place to work and play,

worship and wonder,

love and laugh.

God rested and gave us rest.

In the beginning, everything was very good.

10. Made in God’s image

to live in loving communion with our Maker,

we are appointed earth-keepers and caretakers

to tend the earth, enjoy it, and love our neighbours.

God uses our skills for the unfolding and well-being of his world

so that creation and all who live in it may flourish.

11. Together, male and female,

single and married, young and old—

every hue and variety of humanity—

we are called to represent God,

for the Lord God made us all.

Life is God’s gift to us,

and we are called to foster the well-being of all the living,

protecting from harm the unborn and the weak, the poor and the vulnerable.

12. Even now, as history unfolds

in ways we know only in part,

we are assured that God is with us in our world,

holding all things in tender embrace and bending them to his purpose.

The confidence that the Lord is faithful

gives meaning to our days and hope to our years.

The future is secure, for our world belongs to God.

Consider Jesus