The Scripture Readings this week are:
- From the Jewish Scriptures: Genesis 2:4-15, 18-22
- Psalm 8 (VU p.732)
- From the Jewish Scriptures: Exodus 3:1-5
The Hymns this week are:
- 217 All Creatures of Our God and King
- 296 This is God’s Wondrous World
- 307 Touch the Earth Lightly
- 303 For Beauty of Prairies
The Meditation/Discussion title is: Holy Ground
Early Thoughts: What does it mean to talk about the Earth as holy ground? How does it change our attitudes to realize we walk on holy ground? OR does it?
These are hard questions to face. For those of us in resource-based communities much of the enviro-talk spells economic disaster. What does it mean to talk about less forestry/tree harvesting? What about closing power plants (and NOT replacing the power they produce)? On the other hand, some climate change models move this area right out of the boreal forest. What does that do to our economic base?
This Sunday we will pause to reflect on what it means to walk on Holy Ground. We will also take time to talk with each other about these questions.
Change is inevitable. The question for us is will we help shape the change or just be shaped by it? How do we respond to a changing world and a changing climate?
--Gord
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