CHRISTEEN SECTION

GOD MAKES A BEAUTIFUL WORLD

Long ago God made the world out of nothing.  But it didn't look the way it does now.  There were no people, animals, birds, trees or flowers.  Everything was lonely and dark. 

So God made the light.  He gave the light the name day.  He called the darkness night.  This was the first day of creation. 

On the second day of creation, God made the sky.  He named the sky Heaven and on the third day, God made the oceans and lakes and the dry land.  Then He made the grass grow and covered the land with all kinds of flowers, bushes and trees.

The fourth day God put the sun, moon and stars in the sky. 

The fifth day God made all the wonderful fish in the sea, big and small.  He made all the birds too – ducks and geese that could swim, eagles and robins to live in the woods and fields. 

Then on the sixth day, He made the animals – rabbits – elephants and even bees – He made them all.  And God was very pleased with what He had made.  It was all beautiful and good. 

The seventh day God rested.  It was a quite and different day from all other days, a holy day of rest.

Let’s thank God now for the beautiful world He has created for us.  Can you think some ways you can help keep it beautiful?

A Chorus Song: 

All things bright and beautiful; all creatures great and smal

All things wise and wonderful; The Lord God made them all.

                                                                                               

Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors, He made their tiny wings.

The rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate,
             God made them high and lowly, and ordered their estate.

The purple-headed mountains, the river running by,

The sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky:

The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one:

The tall trees in the greenwood, the meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water we gather every day:

He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty, who has made all things well.