“Swarms of living creatures will live wherever the river flows. There will be large numbers of fish, because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live. [...]
Fruit trees of all kinds will grow on both banks of the river. Their leaves will not wither, nor will their fruit fail. Every month they will bear fruit, because the water from the sanctuary flows to them. Their fruit will serve for food and their leaves for healing.”
This year’s theme, “Living Water”, explores Ezekiel 47:9 and 12 as a powerful biblical vision of hope and ecological healing. Set amid exile and loss, the image of living water flowing from God’s sanctuary reveals divine healing that renews land, water, biodiversity, and human responsibility towards the whole creation. Through living water comes healing, but in order to receive new life we too must step into the water and also become part of God’s river of life, taking part in the healing of creation.
The BC Synod Climate Justice Action Group invites Lutheran congregations to celebrate the global and ecumenical initiative “Season of Creation” this Fall. The logo, “Living Water,” portrays God’s life-giving water flowing from the temple of God. The river grows deeper and deeper, restoring barren land, reviving waters, and sustaining flourishing ecosystems. The vision invites human responsibility.
Season of Creation starts September 1st, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends October 4th, the day of the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi. You can download the 2026 Celebration Guide here.
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