As stewards of God's Creation,
we are called to make the Earth
a beautiful garden for the human family.
When we destroy our forests,
ravage our soil, and pollute our seas,
we betray that noble calling.
we are called to make the Earth
a beautiful garden for the human family.
When we destroy our forests,
ravage our soil, and pollute our seas,
we betray that noble calling.
--Pope Francis
Triune God, Creator of all,
We praise you for your goodness, visible in all the diversity that you have created, making us a cosmic family living in a common home. Through the Earth you created, we experience love and nourishment, home and protection.
We confess that we do not relate to the Earth as a Mothering gift from you, our Creator. Our selfishness, greed, neglect, and abuse have caused the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, human suffering as well as the suffering of all our fellow creatures. We confess that we have failed to listen to the groans of the Earth, the groans of all creatures, and the groans of the Spirit of hope and justice that lives within us.
May your Creator Spirit help us in our weakness, so that we may know the redeeming power of Christ and the hope found in him. May the groans of the Spirit birth in us a willingness to serve you faithfully, so that we may hear and heal Creation, to hope and act together with her, so that the first fruits of hope may blossom.
Loving and Creator God, we pray that you will make us sensitive to these groans and enable. us to have the same compassion as that of Jesus, the redeeming Lord. Grant us a fresh vision of our relationship with Earth, and with one another, as creatures that are made in your image.
In the name of the one who came to proclaim the good news to all Creation, Jesus Christ.
Amen.
--Loyola Institute for Spirituality,
Season of Creation 2024 Prayer
Season of Creation 2024 Prayer
Today is Earth Day!
How might you change
your relationship with our planet today?
your relationship with our planet today?
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