![]() ![]() Spiritual Practice: Nurture and care of all creation While disagreement exists about human responsibility for climate change and to what extent we should limit human activity for the purpose of preservation of endangered species and habitats, Scripture makes clear that God takes pleasure in creation and that our role as stewards requires that we appreciate creation and take our responsibility as stewards seriously. ![]() Spiritual Practice: Reflection and self-examinationĬreation care has become a prominent topic of discussion in Christian congregations and seminaries during the last couple of decades. In this season when we commemorate Jesus' journey to Jerusalem, we give our attention to various aspects of discipleship we find in Mark's Gospel. Our role involves using not only our physical resources but indeed our very lives as grace-filled cohabitants in God's marvelous creation.ĭiscipleship in Mark's Gospel is often described as the way of the cross because of the repeated emphasis upon following Jesus on the way to Jerusalem and the command to take up one's cross and follow Jesus (Mark 8:34). One way is through stewardship, a concept that is much broader than we may think. Yet Christ forgives us, restores us, and equips us to live into our identities as Christ-followers.Īs his followers, we have responsibilities and opportunities to help grow the kingdom. As we walk with Jesus, we must admit that we sometimes totally miss the mark. We soon discover as we follow Jesus that his kingdom turns our expectations totally upside down. Authentic discipleship involves imitating Jesus, and we must begin with an understanding of Jesus as Messiah and the kingdom to which he invites us to belong. The lessons this quarter are confined to two units so that we can observe the season of Lent. ![]()
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