{"product_id":"9781426710391","title":"Gods Renewed Creation Call To Hope And Action","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePandemic poverty and disease\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironmental degradation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe proliferation of weapons and violence\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod’s people and God’s planet suffer; \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGod’s people cannot remain silent.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnswer the Call \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGod’s creation is in crisis. This beautiful natural world is a loving gift from God, the Creator of all things seen and unseen. God has entrusted its care to all of us, but we have turned our backs on God and on our responsibilities. Our neglect, selfishness, and pride have fosteredpoverty and disease,environmental degradation, andthe proliferation of weapons and violence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite these interconnected threats to life and hope, God’s creative work continues. Despite the ways we all contribute to these problems, God still invites each one of us to participate in the work of renewal. We must begin the work of renewing creation by being renewed in our own hearts and minds. We cannot help the world until we change our way of being in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bishops of The United Methodist Church urgently call all United Methodists and people of goodwill around the world to confront these global threats to God’s good creation. How? Use this resource to raise awareness through worship and congregation-wide study; encourage individuals to get involved and respond to the call that leads to transforming change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath and destruction do not have the final word.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill you participate in God’s renewing work?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pastoral Letter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e – read aloud in worship, classes, gatherings, and at events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Pastoral Letter for Liturgical Settings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e – the pastoral letter with congregational responses included, created especially for congregational worship\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Foundation Document\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e – in-depth background on the urgent issues of our time that affect God’s creation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuide for Group Study\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e – a six-week study guide for use with small groups of adults or older youth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuide for Teachers of Children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e – ways to help children learn the joy and responsibility of caring for God’s good creation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a pastoral letter of the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church. Hopeandaction.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cokesbury","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047127171312,"sku":"9781426710391","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426710391_p0.jpg?v=1763743314","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426710391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}