by John Williams
by giving more attention in our worship and practice to the creative mystery and the
cosmic nature of Christ in our tradition.
The classic text of John 1.14 reads:
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, the
glory of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth.
We have a new story emerging
I see the big picture – that God is reconciling and restoring all creation.
This is the story we can share with whoever will listen.
Creator God blessed the whole creation – which includes us…but not only us…
Creator God acts and speaks
both within and beyond creation….
God cared so deeply for humanity
to become flesh and dwell with us.
I am convinced that God cares deeply
for all that God has created and continues to create….
To make these re-connections…
to understand the epilogue in Revelations and the Hymn to Christ in Colossians
chapter 1 – requires much work.
To see more clearly God’s concern for the reconciliation and restoration of all creation
is a fundamental part of the gospel.
It is not a side show, an add-on extra, but rather the gospel at its core.
By engaging this truth ensures that we do have a story to lead us into the future.
This is my passion –
That in the light of this deep gospel story we will need to re-discover, affirm and live out
our new story… we need to develop our story...a story that leads us to understand our
place and how might live in the ecosystems of the earth so that the whole of creation
might be reconciled and renewed.
We need to pray, listen to God, ponder the scriptures and learn, grow our new story, a
new song for the earth.
The hope and assurance that we can is written in Col 1: 19-20
“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by
making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
St Margaret’s News
11
March 2015