Creation Challenge ~ March 2010
Creation Challenge newsletter
Happy Easter and Welcome to the March edition of Creation Challenge!
So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid.Mark 16:8
This is the first of three alternate endings to Mark’s gospel. The fear of the women after meeting the figure in the empty tomb makes them dumb. Of course the story can’t end there so the early scribes add two other endings. But is it there to spur us on? Their amazement made them silent, but we will speak out! We will continue the story!
Silence, apathy, or failure to make it a priority are common responses to the ‘terror and amazement’ that the issue of climate change instils in us as individuals, churches, communities and nations. God’s Creation is so complex, the interconnections so intricate, the decisions so major, that we’ll leave it to THEM. THEM being anybody else but us; the UN, G8, our own government, or our really keen recycling neighbour.
Just as the Gospel challenges each of us individually to respond to it, so does climate change. Our choices affect the world around us. Our example can affect our neighbours. Our decisions can influence our government’s. Just because we don’t know exactly how the story will end shouldn’t stop us from living it, telling it, and doing what we can to make it a happier one.
The network exists to support the work of individuals and churches throughout our denominations so please share any news, tips, experiences or questions that you have where churches’ and your own engagement with the environment are concerned.
Best wishes,
Dave Coaker Creation Challenge, Coordinator
