1. Being Stewards of Creation
Called to be
A People of Hope
Being Stewards of Creation

2. Learning from Scripture

3. Remember:
When people wrote the stories that are in the Bible they wanted to share their beliefs about God and what they felt God was asking them to do
They also wanted to share what they believed to be true about the world

4. These are some of the things they wanted to share
Everyone, no matter who, is created in the image of God and loved by God

5. We have a responsibility to love and care for the world

6. We are stewards of Creation. What do you think a steward is?
Pope Francis is trying to be a good steward.

7. Pope Francis has written a new letter to the World called ‘Laudato Si’
Can you find out what this means?
This letter is about creation. Why is the title a really good one? (Hint: think about who he is quoting and what that person did)
On the next few slides are some quotes from the letter. Try to say what you think each quote means.

9. Because of us, thousands of species will no longer give glory to God by their very existence, nor convey their message to us. We have no such right