By reading the scriptures I am so renewed that all nature seems renewed around me and with me. The sky seems to be a pure, a cooler blue, the trees a deeper green. The whole world is charged with the glory of God and I feel fire and music under my feet

Thomas Merton

John

Words and Listening

In this space, you can read and reflect on the thoughts and words of a variety of people from many different times and places. But they have all looked at the world and asked what our task is in relation to the creation.

Imagine them speaking within the room and listen to their different voices. The thoughts are clustered into groups, with some questions for discussion following each group.

You are encouraged to think about these voices and note down any ideas, comments, dreams, criticisms, reactions or images which come to mind in your notebook, journal or on your blog.

John

Creation

Consider

What do you feel about these thoughts?
What do you think these voices are telling us?
Write some thoughts of your own about creation in your journal or blog

Quotes about human responsibility for damage

Navigating the pathways

You have a number of pathways through the various spaces of this house:

Yellow journey

Word and text based. You can interact with what people are saying and discussing about the environment now.

Blue journey

Focussed on bible study, prayer, worship, song and reflective story telling.

Green journey

Engage with pictures, external web and book resources, video clips and various activities, including cooking and eating a meal.

Pink journey

Personal commitments, reflection, and following Jesus more closely. The final pink space is the space for departure where you can consider what you have learned, been surprised by, challenged by and assess how you might have changed.

You can mix and match your journey through the different spaces depending on what you would most like to explore, study or do.

Yellow	Blue	Green	Pink
Welcome Opening challenge to learn more about mission and care for creation with some introductory material to think about.	Scripture passages with questions Genesis 1. 26-31 Romans 8.18-21 Genesis 6.11-21 Also: Earth Abbey resources Jubilee Centre resources	Images Pictures of extinct and endangered animals; conservation issues	Gift-giving and baggage dumping A chance to review what gifts you bring to the topic or what things to leave behind. A chance for confession or saying sorry and to make new commitments
Quote, unquote What people have been saying about climate change and care for the planet. With questions to consider.	Prayers A series of prayers, images and activities for meditation on the words of the fifth mark of mission Also links to other prayer resources	Resources Books and online resources for self study and online research	Diary/blog A chance to review notes or entries you have made and to read others thoughts about the topic
Theology Theologians writing on care for creation: Dave Bookless, The Ecumenical Patriarch and Claire Foster. With questions to consider.	Hymns and other music Suggestions for listening to natural sounds, hymns, psalms, Taizé chants, classical, popular music and new music on the theme of care of creation	Films, Music Films to watch, music tracks and clips with an ecological theme	Footsteps of Jesus Consider the lilies Matthew 6. 25-34 The Storm Matthew 8.23-27 The Fig Tree Mark 11.12-14; 20-21
Conversation and Dialogue Listening to people talking about the environment, including: a group of theologians and scientists talking to ARocha, Jeremy Clarkson and David Shreeve.	Reflections and Story telling Can the earth sustain 7 billion people? What about food security for people? What about health? Reflections from Sharing God's Planet Reflections from Sharing God's Planet	Hospitality A recipe for a meal and suggestions for hospitality, trying new things	Exit: Dispossession Final review of what may have changed in using the resource. A few ideas about what to take away, or how to live differently, or to do more in future, and a chance to leave feedback

Yellow

Blue

Green

Pink

Welcome

Opening challenge to learn more about mission and care for creation with some introductory material to think about.

Scripture passages with questions

Genesis 1. 26-31
Romans 8.18-21
Genesis 6.11-21

Also:

Earth Abbey resources
Jubilee Centre resources

Images

Pictures of extinct and endangered animals; conservation issues

Gift-giving and baggage dumping

A chance to review what gifts you bring to the topic or what things to leave behind. A chance for confession or saying sorry and to make new commitments

Quote, unquote

What people have been saying about climate change and care for the planet. With questions to consider.

Prayers

A series of prayers, images and activities for meditation on the words of the fifth mark of mission
Also links to other prayer resources

Resources

Books and online resources for self study and online research

Diary/blog

A chance to review notes or entries you have made and to read others thoughts about the topic

Theology

Theologians writing on care for creation: Dave Bookless, The Ecumenical Patriarch and Claire Foster. With questions to consider.

Hymns and other music

Suggestions for listening to natural sounds, hymns, psalms, Taizé chants, classical, popular music and new music on the theme of care of creation

Films, Music

Films to watch, music tracks and clips with an ecological theme

Footsteps of Jesus

Consider the lilies Matthew 6. 25-34
The Storm
Matthew 8.23-27
The Fig Tree
Mark 11.12-14; 20-21

Conversation and Dialogue

Listening to people talking about the environment, including: a group of theologians and scientists talking to ARocha, Jeremy Clarkson and David Shreeve.

Reflections and Story telling

Can the earth sustain 7 billion people?
What about food security for people?
What about health?
Reflections from Sharing God's Planet

Reflections from Sharing God's Planet

Hospitality

A recipe for a meal and suggestions for hospitality, trying new things

Exit: Dispossession

Final review of what may have changed in using the resource. A few ideas about what to take away, or how to live differently, or to do more in future, and a chance to leave feedback

Eco House

Words and Listening

Creation

Consider

Navigating the pathways