Day 7 - Confronting
Join Ben Thurley in confronting our leaders’ inaction on climate disruption.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Revelation 21:1
In the Hebrew Bible, the sea represents chaos. God brought order out of chaos, but chaos returned in the flood as judgment on humans who filled the earth with violence. Climate change is an act of violence. In Revelation 21 we see a window into the future where chaos is defeated, and the heavens and earth are renewed. Yet God and the Lamb sit on the throne now (Rev 5-6). The future starts now, and every act of renewal is worship at the throne.
Take Action
Take action by creating something: a painting, poem, song, sculpture, cake, garden, a comfortable space in your home. And as you create, remember that God is bringing order out of chaos and a future where everything will be renewed.
Share your creativity with us in a comment on our Facebook post.
Dr Mick Pope is a lecturer in meteorology, Professor of Environmental Mission at Missional University, and a member of the Centre for Research in Religion and Social Policy at the University of Divinity.
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