"Climate Change" Prayer

Prayer for Our Climate

Prayer. O Parent God, protect the earth and all its abundant life. Help us to conserve nature and serve all creation; Transform our greed to consume into a thirst to share; Wash us clean of carelessness and cruelty. Bless all our efforts to protect our environment.

All . May the seasonal rains continue to nourish the lands. May the glaciers continue to adorn the mountains, rivers flow unhindered, pouring with life, and people live in harmony with Mother Earth. O Lord, protect the earth and all its abundant life.

Prayer . God, save our shores from the weapons of death, our lands from the things that deny our young ones love and freedom. Let the seas of the Pacific Ocean carry messages of peace and goodwill. Turn away from our midst any unkind and brutal practices. Let each child swim and breathe the fresh air that is filled by the Holy Spirit.

All . O Lord Jesus, bless all who are makers of that inner peace that breaks down the barriers of hatred, and unite us with the open arms of your cross, that all the peoples of the world may live happily together.

Prayer. God, We listen to the cry of the poor, who continue to suffer because of injustice. We listen to the cry of the Earth, which longs for liberation.

All. Help our people to continue to affirm that an alternative way is possible and deepen our spirituality and commitment for life.

Final Blessing (Altogether)

Go and choose bread and wine every day.
Go and choose it to renew the world.
Go and choose it to live justly on our planet.
Go and choose it because Jesus is found within it…..Amen.