We received two letters recently at the Dewsbury Minster. Both came from children at Junior Schools, asking for our answers to some of their questions. How did God make the world? was one of them. My answer began with what they already know - that the world is changing even now. Parts of the east coast of Yorkshire are being washed away by the sea. Volcanoes send molten lava from below the earth's crust to form a new layer on the land. Earthquakes occur in many places. Some changes took place millions of years ago. Coal was created when Britain was a tropical place. Fossils show that different creatures lived and died out. We don't see dinosaurs in Dewsbury today. So I can say that God made a changing world which has everything that living creatures need - air, water, food.

But God didn't leave the world, the creatures and us and go away. He made the world for us to use and enjoy. He gave us love. He loves us and our world and we can love him. Each year at this time we see God's love in action. His gift of life brings trees and plants to respond to the warmth of spring. It is a good time to thank God for his creation and his continuing love.

By Elizabeth Lee.  Dewsbury team parish. 

On behalf of the Churches Together in Dewsbury.