This year is really a new creation

Meditation for students at UNO from Genesis chapter 1:

27 So God created humankind _ in his image,
in the image of God he created them; _
male and female he created them.
28God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

So you’re either on campus or thinking about it. Registrations are completed (hopefully) and people will be hitting you up to be in their groups, go where they want to go, yada, yada.

So you’re wondering about your life at UNO and what shape it will take and whether you’ll have friends and who they will be. You’re probably excited about the opportunities that are in front of you, and there are plenty of them!

So, think about a couple things as you prepare for the life ahead.

• First, recall that we are all part of God’s creation. Us and them, You and me.

• Second, remember you can be filled greatly if you exercise dominion (that, by the way, means caring for, it does not mean domination of the environment—God said, in effect, “It’s good to be green.”)

• Third, you are labeled already, and the label is stamped “very good”. You might wonder why only “very good” and that’s because you are probably not on the same playing field as God, so don’t take that one too hard!

So, I think your future is a partnership with God and God’s creation. What do you want to contribute?

--Fred