Day 1: World Day Prayer for the Care of Creation

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An Invitation to an Honest Reflection

Pope Francis, Laudato Si: 48. 

The human environment and the natural environment deteriorate together; we cannot adequately combat environmental degradation unless we attend to causes related to human and social degradation. In fact, the deterioration of the environment and of society affects the most vulnerable people on the planet.”

Short Meditation

How about starting by an honest attempt at measuring the complexity of the environmental question? The formidable questions regarding the environment are inseparable from the protection owed to the poorest people on the planet. 

A Prayer for God's Creation

Oh, God of Love, show us our role in this world as instruments of Your Universal Love for all human beings, as no one is ever forgotten by You. 

4. Christian Prayer for God's Creation

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Prayer for the Earth

All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one. O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light. We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.

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Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer everyone. Col 4:6

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