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    Creator God

Picture of girl with hands raised to sky
photo by Christopher Campbell
​Creator God,
you gave us paradise,
an earth producing abundance
in fields and orchards, lakes and oceans.
We have not been good stewards
of such precious gifts.
We have polluted the seas with impurities;
we have desecrated the earth with poisons;
we have ruined the air with radiation.
Forgive us for our betrayal of mother earth;
help us to take better care
of the planet which is our inheritance.


John Johansen-Berg
(excerpt taken from “Harvest for the World” compiled by Geoffrey Duncan for Christian Aid and CAFOD)

 
Almighty God,
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Forgive us for our carelessness which has
resulted in catastrophic climate change.
Inspire those in government across the world
to work hard to bring about change for the better
to protect our world, our seas, our animals
and the air we breathe.
Help us to support any efforts to slow down
gloval warming in any way we can.
We ask this prayer in Jesus’ name.  Amen.

 We thank you, God,
for the many gifts you have given us,
and continue to give us, especially in the use of plastics.
Through your help we gain widespread benefits, and
through our ignorance we leave widespread damage
in our wake. Only now do we realise how we have
thoughtlessly left areas of our world broken and hurt.
We ask you God, to help us make up for our careless
use of the environment, and to seek in future to use as
little plastic as possible, and that which is least
harmful to our world.  This we ask In Jesus’ name – Amen. 
Father God,
Creator of the world – and of all life, we confess
we have been careless with your creation,
satisfying our own selfish desires.  Help us to
use the resources of your world more frugally. 
To do this may we focus on our needs
and the needs of others – instead of our wants.
Help us to be less greedy, more careful
and mindful of the consequences of our
disregard for your creation.
We ask this prayer in Jesus’ name. 
​Amen.

                           Not by Our Own Efforts                                                                                 Eternal God

Not by our own efforts 
   Do we live for eternity
No, we live because
    Jesus Christ died to save us
Not by a long life of work
   Do we live for eternity
No, we live because
   Jesus Christ died to save us
Not by our work for others          
   Do we live for eternity   
No, we live because
   Jesus Christ died to save us.
                                                                              Hilary Montgomery
​​​Eternal God,
You alone created life.
Through our mother the Virgin Mary, you sent
Jesus Christ our Saviour to rescue us from sin.
With his death he saved us.
You sent the Holy Spirit as a perpetual support for us.
We praise and thank you
for all these blessings.
Amen

​
                                                                                                     Hilary Montgomery


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 From the Divine Office Week 4

Lord God,
Who entrusted the earth to us to till it and care for it,
and made the sun to serve their needs:
give us grace this day to work faithfully
for your glory
and for our neighbours good.
We make our prayer through our Lord Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Amen
( Concluding Prayer from the Morning Prayer) ​
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Proverbs 27:18.  

Fig tree with fruit.
Whoever tends the fig tree will eat it’s fruit, and he who guards his master will be honoured.

Reflection: Someone who takes good care of the fig tree will most likely be someone who looks after other things carefully and that person will be honoured. The fig tree is something created by God, one of the many gifts of creation to be tended with care.
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Prayer: Lord, help us to take care of our little corner of the world at the very least, remembering that being thoughtful by recycling, careful in our use of fuel,  not greedy and wasteful will help. May we be the person tending the “fig tree” with care.  We ask this prayer in Jesus’ name.
Amen​


     
​Co-Creators of the Earth     
God, you have made us co-creators of the earth.
You have entrusted us with all the resources of the world to care for and share.
Help us always to be gentle with our planet.
Help us not to pollute the atmosphere or the waterways.
Help us not to waste precious resources like energy or food.
Help us alw
ays to be aware of the effects modern technology may have on the environment.
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                                                             Christian Aid and Cafod

For All Nations

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Heavenly Father,
Inspire governments and world leaders to make courageous decisions in order to tackle climate change and its devastating effects. We give thanks for measures and initiatives already in place. May each of us take our responsibility as stewards of God’s creation seriously and implement in our lives ways of living which look after the world.
We ask this prayer in the name of Jesus in unity with the Holy Spirit. Amen


​​For our World.

We pray for the world we live in: that God may open our eyes to recognise the goodness of all creation and help us to do what we can to restore and care for the wonderful gift that we have been given. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
 
We pray for people who are struggling to grow their crops, who are hungry or thirsty, who cannot meet their needs because of droughts, floods or other extreme weather: that God may strengthen and support them and that they may have reason to look with hope to the future. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
 



Leaping for joy.
The Sun that brings the day.

​The Canticle of the Creatures

Most High, all-powerful, good Lord,
all praise is yours, all glory, all honor,and all blessing.
To you, alone, Most High, do they belong.
No mortal lips are worthy to pronounce your name.
All praise be yours, my Lord,
through all you have made,
and first my lord Brother Sun, who brings the day;
and through whom you give us light.
How beautiful is he, how radiant in all his splendor;
Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness.
All Praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Moon
and the stars; in the heavens you have made them,
bright, and precious, and fair.
All praise be yours, my Lord,
through Brothers wind and air, and fair and stormy,
all the weather's moods,
by which you cherish all that you have made.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Water,
so useful, humble, precious and pure.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brother Fire,
through whom you brighten up the night.
How beautiful is he, how cheerful!
Full of power and strength.
All praise be yours, my Lord, through our Sister
Mother Earth, who sustains us and governs us,
and produces various fruits with coloured flowers and herbs.
All praise be yours, my Lord ………….
 

(Excerpt)
The night, lit by the moon and stars.
Volcano.










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St Francis of Assisi



Psalm 33:6-9  ​

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 The Lord created the heavens by his command,
the sun, moon, and stars by his spoken word.

He gathered all the seas into one place;
He shut up the ocean depths in storerooms.

Worship the Lord, all the earth!

Honour him, all peoples of the world!

When he spoke all the world was created;​
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                                                             ​Good News Bible
Reflection:
Lord may I never lose that sense of wonder and awe when 
I look upon the world you have created. May my wonderment 
lead me to care for the earth, to only take what I need and 
to share what I have with others with gladness. Make me a 
faithful steward of your gifts.
From a field of wheat, hello - Universe.
  


Prayer for Everyone

​We pray for our local and global community: that through God’s grace we may be good neighbours to each other and to the whole of creation, restoring and caring for all that God has made. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
 
We pray for world leaders: that God may grant them wisdom to make just decisions which respect the earth and all that lives in it, especially those who are poorest and most vulnerable. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
 



Prayer for justice, love and peace.
Laudato Si'

Prayer Archive

​          You Who are in the Wind

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​Almighty God,
You who are in the wind
That breathes on the sea,
And the waves of the ocean;
The seal on the rocks;
The lark in the heavens;
The rays of the sun;
And the glittering rock in the valley;
You who are in the whole of creation
And in your loved ones,
We give you thanks and offer praise.














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