Loving what God loves

This Sunday we celebrated Earth Day with a theme in our worship service of "Creation Care as a service to God". Using texts from Genesis 1:28,31; 2:8-10, 15; and 9:8-10, 16 as well as Matthew 6:25-30, Pastor Phil Kniss encouraged us to consider how our commitment to living as followers of Jesus Christ calls for us to care for God's creation. The answers are not simple, and we may not approach creation care in the same way, but we are all called to do what we can. Creation care, like many other topics, is politically charged. Pastor Phil acknowledged that it IS a political topic, in that it relates to how humans interact with each other and God's creation. A key principle to guide us is love. God loves what God created, and we are to love what God loves. So in the midst of our differing understandings of HOW to care for creation, can love unify us to continue to work together in loving and caring for the earth.