It is God, who, in a ‘creatio continua’ imparts vitality and keeps them in existence. While Gen 1 speaks of God in the work of creation, Ps 104 addresses the Creator God in a prayer based on the experience of God’s marvellous generosity, acknowledging the total dependence on him of all existing beings: “When you hide your face they are dismayed; when you take away their breath they die and return to their dust. When you send forth your spirit, they are created; and you renew the face of the ground.” (Ps