Title ELW GTG Other All Earth is Hopeful 266 Blessed Be the God of Israel 250, 552 109 Comfort, Comfort Now My People 256 87 Earth’s Scattered Isles and Contoured Hills SWMN 196 For Beauty of Meadows CH 696 God, Whose Farm is All Creation 734 God,You Spin the WhirlingRead More →
Title ELW GTG Other A Thousand Stars SWMN 186 Above the Moon Earth Rises SWMN 20 As the Dark Awaits the Dawn 261 Creator of the Stars of Night 245 84 God Created Heaven and Earth 738 Lo! He Comes withRead More →
Our human harmony with all of life is grounded in the great, all-encompassing, self-giving of God. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Seventh Sunday of Easter May 16,2021 Year B (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 JohnRead More →
A flourishing planet in which all of life together is filled with the glory of God. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter May 9, 2021 Year B (2018, 2021, 2024) Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 JohnRead More →
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Sixth Sunday of Easter May 9, 2021 Year B (2018, 2021, 2024) Sixth Sunday of Easter Acts 10:44-48 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 “MakeRead More →
All Creation Is Raised Up – Dennis Ormseth reflects on the Great Economy of the Good Shepherd. Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 Year B (2018, 2021, 2024) Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 A none-too-wiseRead More →
Our economy should reflect the self-giving of God’s gift of creation, the life of Jesus, and the sharing in the early Christian communities. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Second Sunday of Easter April 11, 2021 Year B (2018, 2021, 2024) ActsRead More →
The true vine is the sign of right relationship—Creator, people, and land interrelated. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Common Lectionary Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter May 2, 2021 Year B (2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Acts 8:26-40 Psalm 22:25-31 1 John 4:7-21 John 15:1-8 “IRead More →
In Pentecost, the whole creation is in process of being reconciled and incorporated into Christ. – Dennis Ormseth Care for Creation Commentary on the Revised Common Lectionary Readings for the Day of Pentecost, Year B (2012, 2015, 2018, 2021, 2024) Acts 2:1-21 or Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Acts 2:1-21 JohnRead More →