The Season of Creation observance has drawn to a close.  Let’s pray the following prayer to remember our sacred obligation to care for all of God’s creation.
 
Come Holy Spirit, illumine us with the light of hope and give us the faith, patience, strength, determination, courage and grace--
to hear the cry of creation, gravely damaged by human selfishness, and work to heal, redeem, and renew our common home,
to lift up creation’s beauty, in a prayer of thanksgiving to God,
to banish climate despair,
to promote peace and reconciliation,
to offer signs of hope to migrants,
To draw close to those lacking the essentials of life,
to never avert our eyes from the faces of our brothers and sisters in need,
to defend the rights of those who are most vulnerable,
to ensure that the goods of the earth are shared with all,
to forgive the debts of countries that will never be able to repay them,
to seek justice and mercy for the broken and lost,
to call for acts of clemency and liberation that enable new beginnings,
to sow seeds of beauty and kindness,
to recover the joy of living,
to be singers of abounding hope
and generously share it with all of God’s beloved children.
We pray this in the name of the One who came to bring hope to all creation, Jesus Christ.  Amen.
(Author unknown)
 
Submitted by Sharon Barron