Wednesday Week 4, Term 2

Laudato Si Week

Seeds of Hope Prayer

God of all creation,

Thank you for the gift of our lives and for the world in which we live.

We thank you for the warmth of the sun in winter, and a cool breeze in summer.

We thank you for the great diversity of life, which fills us with wonder and reminds us that we too are creatures.

We pray that we will grow in respect for all life, and for the Earth itself.

That we will use your gifts with gentleness and wisdom, not with greed and selfishness.

We pray that our minds and hearts will lead us to an active hope, as we respond to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor in our time.

May our hope transform humanity, to take bold action to protect our world.

At this time of Pentecost may we call on the Holy Spirit to kindle in us the fire of God’s love and renew the face of the Earth.

May we all be part of that renewal.

We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.