Week 2
6 And God said, ‘Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters.’ 7 So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so. 8 God called the dome Sky. And there was evening and there was morning, the second day.
Question 1
This week we are looking at water. In the orthodox church creation is seen as overflowing from the love between the three persons of the trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. All creation therefore exists in God and has its being in and through God and exists within the space between the trinity. How does this affect your view of creation.
Question 2
Think for a moment how often Jesus used water and what he did with it. Where does the water used for baptism in your church come from? Does this make it more precious?
Question 3
Read John 4:5-14. As you read this account of an episode in Jesus’ ministry, think what place water has in this story.
Question 4
At the beginning of 2018, officials announced that Cape Town would run out of water in 3months. Overnight every citizen had to reduce their water consumption to 50 litres a day (about one third of what everyone in the UK uses). The whole community had to rethink its attitude to water and the churches quickly became involved. Watch the interview with Archbishop of Cape Town Thabo Makgoba. Either use the link on the church website or go to www.spckpublishing.co.uk/saying-yes-resources.
Question 5
Water is a basic requirement for life. Across our world people are dependent on clean fresh water for daily existence. We take water for granted. How can we respond to a world where water is precious?