"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters." Genesis 1:1-2

"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single cubit to your life's span? And why are you anxious about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory did not clothe himself like one of these." Matthew 6:26-29

"We see the despoiling of the environment as nothing less than the degradation of God's gracious gift of creation."

ELCA Statement “Caring for Creation”

LINKS

Making Connections: 
Connect with Lutherans Restoring Creation on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter (@LRCreation)

Partners:
Web of Creation: A variety of liturgical, congregational, and interfaith resources for greening congregations
 
Bible and Ecology:
www.bibleandecology.org

Let All Creation Praise:    
www.letallcreationpraise.org

Other Environmental Organizations:
  
NEWHumane Society US Faith Outreach Program: animal protection ministry resources for churches, with a library of statements from various faith groups about our treatment of animals, including statements by the ELCA.
http://www.humanesociety.org/about/departments/faith/
 
Blog on Eco-Preaching. Visit and contribute to the conversation on eco-justice preaching at this blog sponsored by Leah Schade, PA Lutheran Pastor and student at the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia working on eco-feminist preaching: http://ecopreacher.blogspot.com
 
Blacks in Green: works to build sustainable communities based on principles of local economy and environmental justice for communities of color. 
 
Faith in Place: an interfaith organization seeking to help faith communities foster creation care and advocacy for ecological justice.
www.faithinplace.org

Earth Ministry: a non-profit organization committed to engaging the Christian community in environmental stewardship.
www.earthministry.org

National Council of Churches: NCC Eco-Justice programs
www.nccecojustice.org

Annotated Links to Sites from Other Denominations:
This information can help us to know what other church groups are doing and perhaps foster a local capacity to create ecumenical clusters of congregations engaged in Earth care. Click here for list.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
NEW 'Living Earth" Reflections from the ELCA Advocacy Office: View back issues of the monthly Living Earth environmental reflection series from the ELCA Advocacy Office and the 2009 Lenten e-mail series, Joining the Hymn of All Creation. You can also subscribe to receive these reflections by email.