Continuous Creation
Continuous Creation Devotional for the United Church of Christ Science and Technology Network November 20, 2017 Rev. Dr. Ruth E. Shaver Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth…. when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always… —Proverbs 8:22, 29-30, NRSV In November of 2013, the Earth proved that the limits of the sea are ever changing. Nii-jima, an undersea volcano in the Japanese islands, poured forth magma that quickly broke the surface of the sea and became the world’s newest island. This escaped notice in the headlines; it’s not like the island was habitable then and it’s no more habitable four years later, though it has merged with a nearby island and continues to grow as the volcanic eruption shows no signs of abating