God saw everything that he had made, and indeed it was very good. [Genesis 1:31a]
Lord, our God, the whole world tells the greatness of your name. Your glory reaches beyond the stars. [Psalm 8*]
The earth is precious to god and to harm the earth is to heap contempt on its Creator. Continue to contaminate your bed and you will one night suffocate in your waste. [Chief Seattle**]
LET US, GOD’S PEOPLE, PRAY
Leader: ~ Most Holy Designer and Artisan, architect of all that is, the seen and the unseen, grant us the humility to understand our true place in, and responsibilities for Your Creation. Incline our minds and hearts to learn from every living creature and life form, and to be voice and champion for the protection and preservation of this Earth and all that is in it, that you have given us to care for and to prosper.
~ Most Holy Designer and Artisan, instill within us and all who lead the Governments of our Planet, our Nation, and our Community, the urgency to care for, feed, and house all people; to stem the increasing tide of violence, and to assure the well-being of eco-systems and environments that sustain the life and existence of Your entire Earth. We pray especially for: add your own petitions
O Divine Parent, Breath of our Being
We
bless You by our faith in action
~ Most Holy Designer and Artisan, surround the hearts of all who live with chronic illness, or critical need with Your peace and healing; and grant endurance for those who give them care. We now join our hearts together to pray for those in need… add your own petitions
O Divine Parent, Breath of our Being
We
bless You by our faith in action
~ Most Holy Designer and Artisan, keep us in the knowledge that love never
dies and that those we have sent ahead, have new life in the holy grandeur of
Your Eternal Kingdom. We pray especially for… add your own
petitions
O Divine Parent, Breath of our Being
We
bless You by our faith in action
~ Most Holy Designer and Artisan, we pause in this moment to offer You our other heartfelt thanksgivings, intercessions, petitions, and memorials… add your own petitions
~ Most
Holy Designer and Artisan, set alight the spirits of those called by You
to lead us in Your Church, who guide us in ways to make the path to You clear,
and who join us to love, honor, and serve as Christ has taught and shown by His
example. We pray especially for: add your own petitions
O Divine Parent, Breath of our Being
We
bless You by our faith in action
The
Celebrant adds: O
God of Glory, awaken us each day with the renewed desire to restore and cherish
Your precious gift of Our Living Planet, the literal ground that supports every
earthly being. Kindle our fervor to actively engage in assuring its health and
wholeness, for all who live and breathe on this planet now and always. We ask
through Jesus, our Lord and our Teacher; and the Holy Spirit, the Divine Limitless
Energy of our souls; who together with You are One God, forever and
ever. Amen.
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* Psalm 8
-Lord,
our God, the whole world tells the greatness of your name. Your glory reaches
beyond the stars.
-Even the babble of infants declares your strength, your power to halt the
enemy and avenger.
-I see your handiwork in the heavens: The moon and the stars you set in place.
-What is humankind that you remember them, the human race that you care for
them?
-You treat them like gods, dressing them in glory and splendor. You give them
charge of the earth, laying all at their feet: cattle and sheep, wild
beasts, birds of the sky, fish of the sea, every swimming creature.
-Lord our God, the whole world tells the greatness of your name.
[From The Psalter: A faithful and
inclusive rendering, Liturgy Training Publications (International
Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.), 1994]
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