8 June, 2014

Leader: Wow! What a wildly wonderful world, Lord God.
Children: Minnows and mackerels, sharks and swordfish.
All: Who can count the creatures you have created?

Leader: Everything you have made looks to you for their being.
Children: Without your creative life, everything is mud, mud, mud.
All: Let the glory of God last forever
And let us sing praise to God as long as we live.

13 May 19 Pentecost

Leader: The Lord our God has made all living things
Children: He has done a really good job
All: Remember the sea, wide and deep,
And all the living creatures in it

Leader: All that live depend on God for breath and food
Children: From teeny tiny krill to ginormous whales.
All:  Bless the Lord, O my soul, and praise the name of the Lord.

12 May 27 Pentecost

Leader: Come, let us think about our Creator
Children: Geckos and tuataras, kauris and totaras*
All: The earth is full of your amazing creations!
Leader: Your creatures are microscopic and gigantic!
Children: Big and small, we all depend on your loving grace and mercy.
All: Let our whole being bless the Lord! Praise the Lord

* OK, so these are particularly kiwi references! Feel free to adapt to your local flora and fauna.
Oz - Kangaroos and koalas, gums and wattles

June 19 2011

Leader: We pause and ponder at the greatness of God’s creation
Children: Sharks and salmon swim in the salty sea
All: The earth is full of creatures made by God
Leader: Come, let us worship the creative creator,
Children: Tiny plankton and humungous whales,
All look to God for their very life,
All: Send your Spirit O God, and recreate your world.