Season of Creation Celebration Guide 2025 Cover
“Peace with Creation” will be focus of Christians worldwide during month of prayer, reflection, and action
(LWI) - With the launch of this year’s Celebration Guide, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and other faith communities are inviting the global Christian community to come together in prayer, reflection, and action for the annual Season of Creation, observed from 1 September to 4 October 2025. This ecumenical celebration invites Christians of all traditions to unite in their shared calling to care for God’s creation, our common home.
This year’s theme, “Peace with Creation,” calls believers to reflect on the deep interconnectedness between humanity and the Earth, and to respond to the urgent need for ecological healing and justice. The chosen symbol for 2025 is the “Garden of Peace,” inspired by the prophetic vision in Isaiah 32:14-18, which foresees a world in harmony with nature where justice and peace flourish.
“Creation cries out in suffering,” says LWF Generals Secretary Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt. “We acknowledge the urgent call to action, and we acknowledge that we can only respond to it on the basis of faith. The Season of Creation is a source of strength and communion, encouraging us truly ‘to hope and act with creation.’”
Creation cries out in suffering. We acknowledge the urgent call to action, and we acknowledge that we can only respond to it on the basis of faith.
Rev. Dr Anne Burghardt, LWF General Secretary
In a world increasingly marked by environmental degradation, climate disruption, and ecological injustice, the call to make peace with creation is both urgent and hopeful. The Season of Creation offers a space for Christians to respond not with despair, but with faith, love, and collective action.
Prayer and action
The Season of Creation begins on 1 September, which is recognized by many denominations as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. The season concludes on October 4, which is the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of ecology, who was valued for his love of nature and the poor.
Our hope is that “creation will find peace when justice is restored,” said Nora Antonsen from the Church of Norway. To hope in a biblical context does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with creation and the creator in unity, metanoia, and solidarity.” Throughout the Season of Creation, churches, communities, and individuals are encouraged to engage in a variety of activities that reflect the theme. These can include:
- Ecumenical prayer services that unite diverse Christian voices in worship and lament.
- Educational events and sermons that explore the theological foundations of creation care.
- Community clean-ups, tree planting, and sustainability initiatives that embody faith in action.
- Advocacy efforts that call for systemic change to protect vulnerable ecosystems and communities.
The newly launched celebration guide offers practical tools and inspiration for planning local events. It includes liturgical resources, thematic reflections, and promotional materials to help communities engage meaningfully with the theme.
A campaign and a spiritual journey
“The Season of Creation is more than a campaign – it is a spiritual journey,” said Rev. Dr Eva Harasta, LWF’s Program Executive for Global Lutheran Theology. “It is a time to recognize that creation is not merely a backdrop to human life, but a sacred partner in God’s ongoing work. As the guide reminds us, we are co-creatures and part of all that God has made. Our well-being is interwoven with the well-being of the Earth.”
The United Evangelical Lutheran Church (IELU) in Argentina and Uruguay contributed the Thanksgiving Prayer to the 2025 liturgy, included in the guide.
An Online Opening Prayer will be held on 1 September at 15:00 CET, featuring a reflection by Rev. Atahualpa Hernández Miranda of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Colombia, based on Isaiah 32:14-18, the basis of this year’s theme.
