Short Story: A sermon on creation
By emptychair
@innertalks (23416)
Australia
October 21, 2025 9:33pm CST
Reverend Joshua Patterson was giving his weekly homily on creation.
Here is what he said:
"The world of creation cannot continue to exist unless God sustains it in some way, as without God staying connected to the world, it is dead, not alive, as his love is the energy that powers it into action, away from it being just a dead piece of driftwood in time."
"Reaching out from his creation into himself allows God to stay connected to the creation, as he is always being a part of it then too."
"God is a part of everything in creation, and he plays his part in each part, if that part allows him to do so too."
"We have a certain amount of freedom then, to restrict God's being himself within us, and so transforming ourselves into our greater self then too."
"Now, if the theory of Evolution is true, it is only true because God set things up that way, as otherwise things created would always stay the same."
"God wants all things to continually learn, and to improve themselves to grow in their knowledge, and wisdom."
"We all need to try to continually grow our seed of life into a tree that bears good fruit for God, and for his creation, too."
"Think over some of these ideas later, and let me know if you agree with what I have said."
"Here is a verse from Saint Paul, that agrees with what I have said here."
"Colossians, chapter 1, verse 16:"
"'For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him, and for him.'"
And with that, the Reverend's sermon was over for that week.
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The Pastor was always cheerful, and appearing happy. We should try to be likewise.
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@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
22 Oct
Yes, just the test of time, is a sort of proof too, as these things in the bible have stayed true for many a millennia, and nothing in there has been proven conclusively false, in all of that time. And as you said, a lot of the things in the bible have been proven true.
@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
25 Oct
@mynameiskate The Bible was written by many different authors, but they all claim to be God inspired.
Each book of the bible could be called a different book, or a connected chapter, in the whole.
@mynameiskate (2653)
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25 Oct
They are two completely different books. One book is about facts and proofs. The other is about what the heart feels?
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@Namaco21 (301)
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22 Oct
That’s a really thoughtful and beautifully expressed homily. Reverend Patterson managed to blend theology and creation in a way that feels both profound and comforting. The idea that God’s love is the sustaining energy of creation that without His presence, everything would just drift lifelessly is a powerful reminder of our dependence on Him.
I also like how he connected evolution and faith, not as opposing forces, but as complementary truths under God’s design. It’s a humble acknowledgment that science can show us how things unfold, while faith reminds us why they do.
The verse from Colossians ties it all together perfectly everything exists through and for God. And that last note about growing into a “tree that bears good fruit” is such a gentle, practical call to live out our faith in daily life.
Reverend Patterson’s joyful attitude really reflects his message if we recognize God’s presence in all things, there’s always reason to be cheerful and grateful.
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@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
22 Oct
Thanks for your encouraging remarks. Yes, science, and God's truths, to not need to fight against each other.
God's love is to be found in science too, even as animals love, especially a mother to their children. God's love is everywhere. We just need to look harder to see it working at times.
This was a short story, as I like to put my ideas into stories as they get the message across best, to my mind.
@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
22 Oct
Without a divine purpose for life, and for creation, nothing would have happened; all would have just stayed inert, and it is God's energy in things, ultimately, that allows things to keep going.
Without God, there is no purpose for anything, and any purpose that we create for our own lives is always just a false purpose, not the real purpose of God's, for our life.
@Shiva49 (27724)
• Singapore
22 Oct
Free will is given for a purpose - maybe to test our mettle both as individuals and as a species.
"I think, therefore I am," or "Cogito, ergo sum," from the French philosopher René Descartes comes to mind . It is the foundation of his philosophy, arguing that the very act of doubting one's existence proves that one must exist to be able to doubt or think.
Can the creator forget his creations? In a way it it is like mother's love which becomes one way at times. But it is always there.
Our lives should be akin to an ode to our creator.
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@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
22 Oct
I do not think that God would be happy with the assertion, "I think, therefore I am," for himself.
God says, "I am who I am."
God knows himself, and it does not require thought to do so.
We are the same as this I think too.
When we try to use only thought to try to prove who we are to ourselves, we are left trapped up in our own thought bubble.
We need to pop this bubble of thought, by living from our heart of love, not by the deadness of thought alone, as it is only love that can give life to any thought, and all thought leads us ultimately nowhere, without love's energy behind it.
@innertalks (23416)
• Australia
25 Oct
@Shiva49 And, we might all be just a part of God's dreams too, nothing really real, just dream fodder of God's.
Our own dreams might be part of the greater dream, and there might be no reality, as such.
We are better off taking things seriously though, I think, and to treat everything on its merits as being real, as intangible dreams never can give much meaning to anything, and are mere coatings of fluff on God's carpet, vacuumed up in an instant.
@Shiva49 (27724)
• Singapore
24 Oct
@innertalks Some think we are in a dream world to wake up to eternal reality of who we are.
That we are able to dream for years in that case (under god’s hypnosis) is something to think about in that case!
It can also turn out that our dreams go overboard- much ado about nothing in the end.
So living the moments and coexisting will make our dreams not a nightmare as it happens nowadays- getting kicked around by bullies and taking evasive actions for mere survival!
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