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WCC to join Season of Creation prayer amid climate extremes

26 أغسطس 2026 · 1 دقائق قراءة

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The World Council of Churches (WCC) will join the global Christian family in opening the 2026 Season of Creation, the ecumenical world's month of prayer and action for creation. Communities on every continent have already lived through record heat, wildfires, and flooding in 2026, many of them home to WCC member churches.

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A flower in the Ituqui River near the Quilombo Bom Jardim, outside Santarem, Brazil. The Ituqui flows into the nearby Amazon River.

Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth Pictures

“The season of creation, with the “Feast of Creation in Christ” on 1 September at the center, is a time of witness to God’s love and our human responsibility. Confessing God as the creator means a commitment for us as human beings to “tilling and keeping the earth” (Gen 2,15)” highlights WCC central committee moderator Bishop Prof. Dr Heinrich Bedford-Strohm. “In a time in which the destructive consequences of human-made global warming become increasingly apparent and cause much suffering, praying to God and doing justice to…

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Sofija Ristić

Kod nas u Banja Luci prošle godine su nam poplave odnele pola bašte, a sad opet slušamo o tim ekstremima. Drago mi je što se bar mole za stvaranje, ali mi se čini da bi trebalo više da pričamo o tome kako svako od nas može da čuva ono što ima – kao što piše u tom Gen 2,15. Šta vi mislite, da li molitva bez konkretnog rada u svojoj okolini nešto menja?

Athina Papa

Po në Shqipëri kemi pasur edhe ne të njëjtën gjë verën e kaluar – uji i Osumit u rrit aq shumë sa na mbyti dy pemishte në fshatin tim pranë Elbasanit. Më pëlqeu citati i Bishop Bedford-Strohm për “tilling and keeping the earth” nga Gen 2,15, sepse kjo nuk është vetëm lutje, por punë konkrete që fillon në oborrin tonë. Si mendon ti, Sofija, çfarë mund të bëjmë ne gratë e kishës për të mos e lënë vetëm fjalë?

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