Week 1 – “Creation Calls are you Listening?”
Learning Intention:
- Students will understand that we as Christians, believe that Creation, with its beauty, complexity, pattern and order, is evidence that God exists and is the Creator.
Watch the following clip about God’s beautiful creation consider the following questions.
I wonder…
Why is the song and film called “Creation Calls are you Listening?”
Which image is most beautiful to you and why?
Which image would be most helpful to you if you were trying to convince someone of the goodness and blessedness of the created world?
Which image makes you feel inspired, prayerful, or close to God?
Activities:
- What does this quotation mean to you?
- How has viewing “Creation Calls are you Listening?” with such awe-inspiring images helped you to better understand this quotation?
- Go into the backyard and find something in nature that sparks wonder and awe and connects with this quotation. Design your own artwork including the item you saw in nature and the quotation. Use any medium you like, coloured/lead pencils, charcoal, watercolour/acrylic paints, textas, collage with materials, pictures, craft items.
- Write your own prayer thanking God for creation.
- Complete a Journaling activity (free writing or drawing) about what creation means to you.