Creation Waits with Eager Longing

Environmental Worship Resources

"Creation Waits with Eager Longing!"
A journey of Reflection, Remembrance, Rediscovery, Repentance, Reconciliation, and Recommitment on our way to becoming more faithful stewards of God’s creation.

Introduction to caring for creation worship series and weekly themes
Following are environmental worship resources that you may download and use for your worship services. They were originally created for use during the Lenten season, but you are welcome to adapt them to your congregational needs. Please reproduce with appropriate credit given to Kim Winchell, the creator of the 2009 Living Earth: Creation Waits with Eager Longing worship series.

• Introduction to worship resource  
• Reflection (Ash Wednesday) — what deeper reflection are we called to in this time? Why? [intro to "Reflection" and text notes]  
• Remembrance — who are we, and what are we called to be?  
• Rediscovery — rediscovering our place (and God) in creation  
• Repentance — what have we done to the earth and to ourselves?  
• Reconciliation — what is meant by a "matrix of grace?" Where and how do we fit into it?  
• Recommitment — creation waits with eager longing: how will you respond?  
• Additional Resources — and useful Web sites