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Thought for the week:
This Sunday, the Church of England has a new Feast-Day, “The Festival of Creation in Christ.”
‘Why not,’ I wondered, ‘just “The Festival of Creation?”’
The first clue lies in those magnificent words of St John: “In the beginning was the Word.” Christ was “in the beginning with God.” We are reminded that he may have come to that manger in Bethlehem relatively recently, but, looking backwards, Christ was always in the creative power of The Trinity.
And looking forwards, Christ came to offer hope for the future. His resurrection casts a new light on how we should relate to the rest of creation. Isn’t that something we all crave as we seek a way through the terrors of climate change – not least in this summer’s wildfires and mudslides.
The cross and resurrection tell us that God does not give up on humans even when we are at our most destructive. May God take our destruction of his creation and transform it to a future of hope.
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Collect
Merciful God,
your Son came to save us
and bore our sins on the cross:
may we trust in your mercy
and know your love,
rejoicing in the righteousness
that is ours through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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