“God spoke:
“Let us make human beings in our image,
make them reflecting our nature so they can be
responsible for the fish in the sea, the birds in the air, the cattle,
And, yes, Earth itself, and every animal that moves on the face of Earth.”
God created human beings; he created them godlike, Reflecting God’s nature.
He created them male and female. God blessed them:
Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge!
Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air,
 for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.”
-Genesis 1:26-28 [Message]

A Time to Think… “We are the caretakers of the earth, and not its dominators–there is a difference!” ― Pastor Steve Holm

A Time to Act… What does climate change mean to you? Some deny it, others think it will just go away, but God never designed our planet to be filled with deadly chemicals, poisons and noxious emittance, of which all hurt the planet and the people and creatures in it. Take a moment today and ask yourself “am I a polluter or a helper?” It’s a choice we must all make.

A Time to Pray… Awesome God, our Creator and Sustainer of Life, we come before you with repentance in the ways we have hurt your creation. Help us to remember that you called us to be steward, not overlords who can take whatever the earth has without a care of the damage that affects today and future generation. Forgive us and instill in us a new focus to care for this planet and all on it, that future generations may live and enjoy as we have. In your holy name we ask it, AMEN.