The earth is God’s and all that is in it:
the earth’s crust, the earth’s surface,
the earth’s atmosphere.
From molten rock to glaciers,
all this, everything is God’s.
The world belongs to God.
The working world, the academic world,
the old world and the new world order,
the worldwide web, the real world,
the whole world is God’s.
The world and those who live in it:
all creatures great and small,
all swimming, flying, crawling, creeping beings.
Humankind cheek by jowl with lemurs,
birds singing your praise with crickets,
speckled trout shining with your glory,
elephants and krill, alive and replicating;
all made by you, all belonging to you.
God of the world, God of this great blue globe,
God of mystery and infinite variety,
we are yours, together.
Help us live this mutual life,
conjoined, inseparable, intimate.
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I am a Mennonite pastor currently teaching theology at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. I’ve served congregations in Ontario and most recently, Alberta.