God’s commission to care for our world

God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. (Genesis 1:31)

 Then God appointed humanity to care for His creation and to manage its resources, not as owners, but as stewards. “The Lord God placed the man in the Garden of Eden to tend and watch over it.” (Genesis 2:15)
 Much of the world is still beautiful and functioning, but parts have greatly deteriorated.
 Since humanity was commissioned by God to take care of His creation, we share in the responsibility and reap the consequences. Air and water pollution have reduced the quality of life for millions; global warming poses a serious threat to populations in coastal and low-lying areas; deforestation is creating new deserts; areas of our oceans, lakes, and rivers are becoming dead zones, devoid of life.
 Our collective home is in danger and we each share in the responsibility for doing our part to “tend and watch over” the planet, which was entrusted to our care.
 Working together and with God’s help, we can do better. We can do our part to be faithful to God’s commission to care for our world. —Keith Phillips [1]

 Nature and the Bible are both the work of the same Creator. The Bible, Galilei said, is the word of God. Nature, on the other hand, is his writing. —Antonino Zichichi

[1] Anchor Caring for Our Planet