The Season of Creation originated in the Anglican Church of South Africa in 2008 and is designed for us to explore our faith from a Creation perspective.
A reflection by Christina Brennan Lee for October 4, 2026.
We are to realize our place in the order of God’s creating and to see and act upon the need to care for our entire life support system — the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil in which we grow our crops – not merely humanity, but our total environment, as it pertains to ALL life.
From the early days of the Season of Creation here at SsAM, our now retired Rector Emeritus, the Rev. Canon Lloyd Casson, established that “the primary aim of the season is to enable adults and youth to celebrate and experience the inextricable link which binds together the destinies of all of God’s creatures.”
Now more than ever, this is a moment of pause to remind ourselves that God calls us to see “what great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions” and for us to renew our commitment to making real the biblical vision of the earth at unity with itself.
It is a vision of human beings of all races, backgrounds and walks of life in local communities and among the nations of the earth, living together in love and peace with justice for all. “As disciples of Christ, we are called through our Baptismal Covenant, to be instruments for the healing of our broken world,” and with a renewed commitment to personal and communal prayer and action. We will use Biblical and other readings that pertain to the specific theme of each of the 7 weeks.
Professor Wangari Maathai, [1940-2011], from whom this Tradition was received, was a Kenyan environmental and political activist, Member of Parliament as Assistant Minister for Environment and Natural Resources, was educated in the United States and in Kenya. In 2004, she was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. She was honored for “her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace”. Professor Maathai described the Book of Genesis as “the book for environmentalists.” “If we had been created on Tuesday,” she said, “There would have been nowhere for us to stand! God, with infinite wisdom, waited until the last day!”
As is the tradition, we begin this Season at the Beginning.
So, Let Us Begin…
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Every week, Christina Brennan Lee writes the Prayers of the People we use in our worship services on Sundays. She also leads weekday prayer services and serves on the SsAM Vestry. Click here to see her People’s Prayers website.
