Romans 8:20-22 Against its will, all creation was subjected to God’s curse. But with eager hope,  the creation looks forward to the day when it will join God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.  For we know that all creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.

“Creation is good, yet it groans. It needs a Sabbath as surely as you and I do. The Sabbath needs to be entered with tenderness, care and with a delight of love. What part of creation will you love this Sabbath? What portion of reality will you enter with senses ready and desiring to taste of His goodness? What beauty will you receive and then give back as the praise and honor ?”  Sabbath by Dan Allender p.44