Story of Creation - Genesis 1 - Trinity A

Story of Creation

Tony E Dillon Hansen

Sermon based upon Genesis 1-2:5, Matthew 28:16-20, 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13, Psalm 8

Opening Prayer 

Creation is a story about beginnings. Yet people want to claim that creation story ended so many years ago instead of thinking how creation is still happening.  God may have concluded the initial work with a day of blessing, but God’s work did not end there.

Besides, who was around to get the narrative of this story? I haven’t met anyone alive today that was alive when the story unfolded - except maybe the One. 

Suddenly, things came into being.  Suddenly, there is life where none existed. Suddenly, things change and things are revealed. Suddenly, we are wakened to something sacred.

Yes to be wakened - to be woke - is a sacred experience; not some twisted political game certain folks are vaunting these days.  For the Buddha woke, Moses woke, David woke, Joseph woke, and Jesus woke. 

“People living in darkness have seen a great light.” 

As a matter of fact you and I wake everyday (or so we hope) as part of this unfolding and revealing creation that God has given to us. Yes, it is time today to see that great light in this beautiful spring morning.

Thus, creation is a continuous gift to us, and the question is begged not if we are woke but when we wake, what do we do with that gift. How do we thank God for this gift of life and creation, the new day?

As I said creation continues well beyond a solitary cosmic,-long week. Then things transitioned and changed. Suddenly, there is change, more change, and this change keeps happening. Yet, some want everything to be as it was some time ago. 

That is not God’s plan for us because God wants for us to move forward and to see a new day and new time - this day - this hour - this breath. God keeps moving us forward in the universe because God wants us to discover what is ahead of us (while learning from what has transpired.) Tis a reason why we have scriptures that recorded and remind us how God and humanity have come together and what God has done for us. 

Yet like all stories, we want it like Burger King burgers. We want it our way rather than the way God gives it. We want to put the story to different music than the natural air God breathes. We want the stories to align to our senses, but why is that necessary?

God has blessed us with creation, and made us each in the image of the divine, all genders share this image. People want to distort this image, this gift from God as only belonging to them and no one else. Still, we are all created in this image. How can we be so conceited as to think it is only for me? 

Then God follows this gift with something more because God sent forth this gift with a task. We are to be stewards of this creation, and we ought to be reminded of the awesome majesty that God has given to us each day, each hour and each breath.

Thus, the stewardship requires of us to do something, and you ask, what?

Great question because I submit to you that Jesus gives answers.  If you have been listening and reading, then that stewardship involves living out God’s realm of the cosmos and heavens here on this Earth through sharing, loving, healing, listening and living. 

Paul’s last words to Corinth tells us to put things in order, live in peace, and let the love of God and peace be with us. We are to greet each other with holy kisses not swords or guns. Jesus proclaims to the followers that we are to make “disciples of nations” and baptize them in the spirit just like we were.

Then, in that community of Spirit, we live together with the holy peace that has been given.  Then we realize that true gift, given to us, is not possible to hoard it for ourselves. We want to share that realization and that wakening: being woke. So are you woke yet? Do you feel that peace, that creation, flowing through you. 

Feel the connection to God this day because we, you and I, are made from our Creator and blessed this day and hour. We are given that holy quest and mission to be with each other as children of God.

Yes creation is still happening in you and in me.God is happening in you and in me. So this day let us make use of our blessing and be with each other in peace and greet each other with holy kisses.  

Let the grace of God and our communion be holy with the Spirit among us.

That Beloved is…

Thanks Be to God.