Greetings …

During September our worship has followed the Season of Creation.  We have encountered Wisdom in the readings and discovered wisdom embedded in creation and wisdom as a force employed by God in the creative process.  We have also prayed with, and for, Creation.

I commend the following prayer, written by Caritas Australia and Australian Religious Response to Climate Change, to you.  

God of Creation,
You created night and day.
You separated the sea from the sky.
You gave life to all living creatures and saw that it was good.
Help us to reconnect with the majesty of your creation.

God of Love,
Fill us with your love for all creation.
Empty us of apathy, selfishness and fear.
Inspire us to live simply and in harmony with creation.
Help us to be good stewards, caring for all creation with self-sacrificing and nurturing love.

God of Compassion,
Breathe into us solidarity with all who suffer now, and the future generations who will suffer because of our environmental irresponsibility.
Help us to put people before profit and ‘being’ before ‘having’.

God of Justice,
Empower us to work together as one global community, to find creative and just solutions to protect those most vulnerable in our world, and all of creation for future generations.
Move us into action for climate justice and to restore your creation.
Amen.

May we pray this prayer in earnest.

Blessings – Heather.