Rt. Rev. Timothy Ravinder, C S I Bishop in Coimbatore.

Environmental Sunday

Creation... a sign to manifest and share God’s Glory

FEW BASIC THOUGHTS...

God created the world to manifest and share His glory to the world. This means that the entire universe came into being and existence as a result of God’s love. This Love is a divine experience. God’s creation inform s that NON-VIOLENCE IS A FUNDAMENTAL REALITY. When we go back in time, the Gods and old myths, had brought Order, through violence – by conquering other gods also by wrestling something into submission. Violence leading to Order is the old way. God creates (Latin) ex nihilo - out of nothing, but through a generous magnanimous non-violent act. God brings the world into existence through the utterance of his Words & through His act of love.


Secondly, whether we like it or not we are CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER. Relationships matter: We are all linked with each other through creation – that we share. What connects us is always powerful and basic than what divides us. We are sisters and brothers at the most fundamental system of our being.


Thirdly, God intends us to follow a ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE LIFE STYLE. Adam and Eve were given a huge garden to reign and live a life of happiness – to eat and enjoy the fruit of the trees in the garden. God desires us to have a fuller life and to live a life of witness and share His glory. Science relies on the intelligibility of the world, scientists do believe that reality is intelligible. We rely upon God: In the beginning was the Word... intelligence and everything else came into being through that Word and science, I believe, rests upon this fundamental assumption. (John Lennox)

Concluding remarks...
Today we tend to rely more on the intelligible science which is a human construct and fail to fulfill the personified nature of God which is, to worship (Latin) adoratio, God, who created nature. The ultimate call is to proclaim and glorify God.

PRESERVE, PROTECT & PERSONIFY creation, through our life and witness and to share his glory. AMEN!

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