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There's something difficult in the word "dominion" which the humans are commanded to exercise in most translations of the Bible: "have dominion over the fish and the birds and the animals." It should be translated somewhere on the fine line between "stewardship" and "domination," because its meaning is about midway between, but the problem is that the word resembles one much more than the other. So I take Ellen Davis' recommendation to call it "skilled mastery" (from her full article which you can download right here<\/a>) which indicates that our rule is not arbitrary or forceful. In order to take good care of it, we must have knowledge and respect for it. <\/p>\n

Also, the "be fruitful and multiply" is mostly quoted with reference to humans, but the fish & birds & all are also commanded to be fruitful and multiply. Let us not forget our kinship. <\/p>\n

A reading modified from Gen 1:26-28<\/p>\n

God said, \u201clet us create humankind in our image, according to our likeness, and let them exercise skill and mastery over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.\u201d
So God created humankind, Adam, (earthling), in God\u2019s image. 
In the image of God,
God created him, 
Male and female,
God created them. 
In much the same way God had already blessed the animals, God now blessed humankind, and God said, \u201cbe fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it, and exercise skilled mastery over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.\u201d <\/p>\n

AND A PRAYER.
Great God, you have created us in your image, 
and imprinted upon us your attributes. 
You have created us to be creators, 
you have created us to be creative. 
Deep in our souls is imprinted 
your limitless vision of this world\u2019s fertility and abundance; 
sharp on our hearts is your call 
to exercise good stewardship and loving care over what is entrusted to us. 
We feel the true goodness of the world you have created
And the particular goodness of our little corner of the world. 
We are standing on holy ground; ought we to have removed our shoes? 
Great God, 
Into your servants breathe the inspiration of your holy spirit,
Scrub away whatever is covering your image hidden inside. 
Allow us to pray and to think and to speak from that place of creativity, of wisdom, of love and tender care. 
Be in our work, and in our play. Be love in our hearts today. 
In the strong name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AND A PRAYER.\r\nGreat God, you have created us in your image, \r\nand imprinted upon us your attributes. \r\nYou have created us to be creators, \r\nyou have created us to be creative. \r\nDeep in our souls is imprinted \r\nyour limitless vision of this world\u2019s fertility and abundance; \r\nsharp on our hearts is your call \r\nto exercise good stewardship and loving care over what is entrusted to us. \r\nWe feel the true goodness of the world you have created\r\nAnd the particular goodness of our little corner of the world. \r\nWe are standing on holy ground; ought we to have removed our shoes? \r\nGreat God, \r\nInto your servants breathe the inspiration of your holy spirit,\r\nScrub away whatever is covering your image hidden inside. \r\nAllow us to pray and to think and to speak from that place of creativity, of wisdom, of love and tender care. \r\nBe in our work, and in our play. 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