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Almighty God,
As spring becomes summer,
we should be rejoicing in the flourishing beauty of Your Creation.
Instead,
we mourn the suffering and destruction of our own creation.
Comfort those in distress,
encourage those with the skills to help,
and teach us all to live as You intended,
aware of how our choices affect Your planet
and our neighbours around the world.
Amen.
~Written by Isobel~ |
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We pray today for the preservation of our natural environment,
especially the Gulf of Mexico and the lands and waters it touches:
Guide those who labor to contain the oil that endangers the creatures of sea and land;
Strengthen those who work to protect them;
Have mercy on those whose livelihoods will suffer;
Forgive us for our carelessness in using the resources of nature,
and give us wisdom and reverence so to manage them in the future,
that no one may suffer from our abuse of them,
and that generations yet to come may continue to praise you for your bounty;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
~Written by the Rev. Canon Beverly Gibson, Sub-Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Mobile~ |
Please pray with us.
You may also find these resources helpful:
Prayers
from the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast
Worship resources
for ecological disasters
from The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Prayers
from the Eco-Justice Program
of the National Council of Churches of Christ
Join us in prayer
at the Courtyard
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