Greeting and call to worship
Come, let us worship God, who gifted us with life and Creation to sustain life.
We praise God for the wondrous Creation.
Come, let us follow Lord Jesus Christ, who inspires us to hope and act for justice and righteousness.
We give glory to God, who restores the groaning Creation and the vulnerable.
Come let us move with the Holy Spirit, striving to establish justice and produce the firstfruits of hope.
We praise God for the abundant life that is assured to all Creation.
Heavenly Triune God and Creator of all, we gather here, made in the image of the Creator,
Who created in love.
We gather in the name of the redeemer, our Savior Jesus Christ,
Who reconciles all of Creation.
We gather in the presence of the life Giver, your Holy Spirit,
Who inspires new life and instills hope.
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Extracted from Season of Creation 2024: A Celebration Guide. To Hope and Act with Creation, p31.
Original source: World Council of Churches, Eco-School at the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, 11-18 November 2023
