God of the inclusive, creation care

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I think there are two
dominant understandings

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of God among people
who believe in God.

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One is the god of
"the exclusive we."

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It's the God who is
disappointed in everybody else

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except for our group.

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There is another view of God and
"the one of the larger we,"

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the inclusive we, that all of creation
is God's family so to speak.

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Then the challenge for us is:

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do we join God in
God's love for everybody?

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Not only does God love all people,
God loves the earth,

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God loves the seas and the fish
and all the living creatures.

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God loves it. God has an
emotional we could say,

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a subjective commitment
to all of creation.

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Well then the question is,

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"Boy, we're making a lot of
money destroying creation.

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Do we love creation the way
God loves it or only the way

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we love it to turn
it into a economic profit."