Week 4 (Day 4)
14 And God said, ‘Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so. 16 God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. 17 God set them in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18 to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day.
Question 1
If you have ever travelled long-distance by plane you will know what havoc changes in our body clock can do. Do we live by natural rhythms of day and night? Is it encoded into our DNA? Read the passage from Genesis together. What do think this passage has to say about our relationship with God?
Question 2
How does the change of seasons affect what you do, what you eat or how you feel. In our world of multi-tasking do we try too hard to do too much?
Question 3
This week’s interview is with the Astronomer Royal Prof Sir Martin Rees. If you haven’t listened to any of the others this is a must. Go to……. www.spckpublishing.co.uk/saying-yes-resources.
Question 4
Read Isaiah 65:17-25, a prophecy linked to the return of exiles to Jerusalem. In this reading are a number of things promised to be made new. As you read this passage about “The New Heavens and the New Earth” (v17) what do you notice is new and what remains the same? How might this frame our thoughts about how God renews creation?
Question 5
Look back over what you have discussed over the last few weeks. What you have committed and whether or not you have done it.
Closing Prayer (from the Philippines)
Our heavenly Father, as we look up to you in the vastness of the skies, the sun that you have made opens our eyes to a world lit in colour and clarity, and the moon and the stars remind us of your faithfulness and steadfast presence, amidst the seasons of darkness and our communities moments of uncertainty.
Lord Jesus, you have shown us how from beginning to end was the light of love, that as endless as the heavens above so is the grace that sustains all things, so with faith that the Spirit has wrought in us, we seek the care every creature is to have, as we dream, hope and labour for a future wrapped in the fulness of joy that your new creation brings.
Amen