Sept. 1 - Oct. 4, 2025
The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation: the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect our common home. The Season “Celebration” begins on 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals and ecology beloved by many Christian denominations.
This year’s theme: Peace with Creation
Our Biblical text for this year is Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between God and humankind. This description of devastated cities and wastelands eloquently stresses the fact that human destructive behaviours have a negative impact on the Earth.
Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored.
There is still hope and the expectation for a peaceful Earth.
To hope in a biblical context does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with Creation and the Creator in unity, metanoia (repentance), and solidarity.
Your worship planning team might enjoy selecting from our many great hymns about creation. You could worship once outside and/or with ecumenical partners. Or, instead of emphasizing the season during worship, you might read a book (see resources on the Lutherans Restoring Creation website) or revisit the ELCA’s 1993 Social Statement: Caring for Creation. There are many other ideas on the Season of Creation website, linked above.
A note on preaching: You can find many resources online if you search for “Season of creation sermons or preaching.” However, if you would prefer to continue preaching through the Revised Common Lectionary, simply visit the websites LutheransRestoringCreation.org or PreachingForGodsWorld.org. You might even recognize some of the commentators.