Prayer for Creation

O

Cre­at­or of the cos­mos

We pre­sent our hearts in pray­er.

We are awe­struck by your glo­ry

Which sur­rounds us ev­ery­where.

From the bird­song of the morn­ing

To a stor­my sky at night

You re­veal your­self in Na­ture

In its gen­tle­ness and might.

Through each rain­bow that you send us

You re­new your co­ve­nant

With the earth and all life on it

Telling us of your in­tent

That each liv­ing thing should flour­ish

In its own way

in its place.

You call us to new aware­ness

Of our neigh­bors and their space.

In our ea­ger­ness to pros­per

We have rav­aged what was good.

Using more than what was need­ed

Taking ev­ery­thing we could.

We have changed the gen­tle or­der

You in­tend­ed for the earth.

Now we humb­ly ask the wis­dom

To be part of its re-birth.

We seek mer­cy

we seek vi­sion

And the cour­age we will need

As we work to help the vic­tims

Of the sins of hu­man greed.

By our choic­es

in our act­ions

May we be part of your plans.

Help us gent­ly till the Gar­den

You’ve en­trust­ed to our hands.

Finding strength in com­mon pur­pose

May Your faith­ful people be

Voices for a new per­spect­ive

Leaders in simp­li­ci­ty.

Give us guid­ance

O

Cre­at­or.

Give us pow­er to achieve

True com­pas­sion for Cre­ation

As the le­ga­cy we leave.