Caring for God's Creation

Caring for Creation

• God has given us the gift of creation, and it's up to us to care for it and respect it.
• The environment is the support system of human life, providing food, air, water, and other essential resources.

Importance of Stewardship

• As creation is a gift from God, we are asked to be good stewards of it.
• The book of Genesis instructs us to "keep and till" the natural world, but we have done a better job of tilling than keeping.

Effect of Environmental Damage on the Poor

• When creation suffers, it hurts the poorest people the most, as they depend heavily on the climate and natural resources for their livelihood.
• Climate change has a disproportionate impact on farmers, who may no longer be able to grow the same crops in a changing climate.

Our Role in Caring for Creation

• Young people can make a difference by recycling, consuming less, and taking small actions to care for the environment.
• Adults can make decisions in their workplaces and corporations that positively impact the environment, especially considering the needs of the poor.
• Caring for creation requires a unified, reciprocal relationship between humans and the environment.

Our Responsibility

• We have a responsibility to pass on the earth as a garden, not a wilderness, for future generations.

Caring for Creation

• God's gift of creation requires human care and respect.

Importance of Stewardship

• Humans are responsible for being good stewards of creation as instructed in the book of Genesis.
• The biblical instruction is to "keep and till" the natural world, but humans have emphasized "tilling" over "keeping".

Effect of Environmental Damage on the Poor

• Environmental damage disproportionately affects the poorest people, who heavily depend on climate and natural resources for their livelihood.
• Climate change has a significant impact on farmers, who may struggle to grow crops in a changing climate.

Our Role in Caring for Creation

• Young people can contribute to environmental care by recycling, consuming less, and taking small actions.
• Adults can make environmentally positive decisions in their workplaces and corporations, considering the needs of the poor.
• Humans must establish a unified, reciprocal relationship with the environment to care for creation.

Our Responsibility

• Humans are responsible for preserving the earth for future generations, aiming to pass it on as a garden rather than a wilderness.