September 8.  PEACE WITH CREATION IN THE SEASON OF CREATION. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES)  Season of Creation is an interdenominational event celebrated annually worldwide with Christians from many countries and many organisations including those linked to Laudato Si, Pope Francis’ encyclical on “Caring for our Common Home.”   The theme chosen by the Season of Creation team for 2025  is PEACE WITH CREATION inspired by the prophet Isaiah 32: 1418.   “For the palace is forsaken, the city deserted, the hill and the watchtower will become dens, the joy of wild asses and flocks.  Until a spirit from on high is poured out on us and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field.  Justice will dwell in the wilderness and righteousness in the fruitful field.  The effect will be peace, quietness and trust.    

https://seasonofcreation.org provides a full guide. Notes below are from a short summary. The prophet describes the War on Creation and portrays creation, desolate, devoid of peace due to injustice and the broken relationship between God and humankind which is responsible for destruction through sin.  He depicts animals moving in and claiming back the earth. 

Peace is more than the absence of war.   Shalom indicates a move from the absence of conflict to full relationship restoration with God, ourselves, the human family and all Creation.  

Our hope is Peace in creation with Justice restored. Hope is active, with prayer, action, reconciling with God and creation through repentance and solidarity.   Righteousness leads to peace and restores the land’s fertility. 

A Kairos Moment: 1700 years of the Nicene Creed.   2025 marks this Christian anniversary to confess their faith and witness in the context of a troubled, unequal and divided world with the Creed as a bond of peace and communion to strengthen faith.

A Call to Action. “The Effect of Justice is Peace.  As co-workers with the Creator, we must all embody peace with all of Creation. It cannot only be for only a few.

Pray and respond to the cries of communities losing land and livelihoods due to war, climate change, unsustainable practices and debt.   The Spirit guides us to understanding, ecological conversion and a transformative outcome, – not mere restoration of previous conditions.  

Proactive steps should respond to Jesus’ teaching of repentance and restorative justice. Hope fuels action. Through prayer, discernment and commitment we create a foundation for change.  Peace emerges from work as transformation takes patience, understanding and trust. Action includes advocacy on local issues, sustainability projects e.g. cleaning campaigns. Education shows how care for Creation is central to faith.  Collaborate as interreligious communities for peace in diversity and unity, through reforestation, river cleaning, water and food security projects.  (TR)    Get full SOC guide at  https://seasonofcreation.org

 Reflect, share, act. Scripture:  It happened that on a Sabbath, when Jesus entered the synagogue and taught, a man was there whose right hand was withered Jesus said, “I ask you is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?” Luke 6:6-11.  Pope Francis:   The majority of people living on our planet profess to be believers.  This should spur religions to dialogue among themselves for the sake of protecting nature, defending the poor and building networks of respect and fraternity.  LS 201.  Eco-tip and prayer:  As an ecumenical initiative check out how different believers practise listening to the voice of creation, to the “cry of the poor and the cry of the earth.” Hold a combined prayer service.  DAILY PRAYER.  God of love show us as families how to be channels of Your love for all Your creatures.  Pour out Your Spirit upon us as we pray and work together to tend the garden and foster peace with creation.