Prayer

• 9 September 2026

  God,
  great, living, present, beautiful in all your creation,
  be blessed for this time of celebration of your work of creation,
  which is not merely a setting for life but a covenant with humanity.
  For your Breath that hovered over the waters from the very beginning,
  for the morning star and the stars of the night,
  set in the firmament,
  for fire, water and wind!
  Everything speaks to us of You: Blessed be You!
  Through Your Word, You ceaselessly create every element of the cosmos today:
  the teeming life of creatures in the water, on the earth and in the heavens,
  Everything speaks to us of You: Blessed be You!
  Through Christ, the ‘Alpha and Omega’ of the universe,
  matter is sanctified.
  From the infinitely great to the infinitely small,
  everything has meaning and finds its purpose,
  Everything speaks to us of You: Blessed be You!
  Through this participation in communal prayer within the cosmic liturgy,
  where all—humans, animals and plants—unite to praise You,
  for everything speaks to us of You: Blessed be You!

• 6 September 2026

  Lord our God,
  At this special time of prayer for creation,
  we ask you to help us receive it as a gift
  bestowed upon us freely,
  to work for its preservation,
  to turn our hearts
  so that we may walk in this world doing good as You,
  Lord, have done,
  and as You ask us to continue to do,
  inspired by the Spirit whom You never cease to send to us today and for ever and ever.

• 2 September 2026

  Holy God,

  whose Spirit hovered over the waters

  at the beginning of creation, be blessed!

  For the gift of water that nourishes the cedar, the pastures and the city, be blessed!

  Come, Holy Spirit, and convert us, that we may help you heal what has been poisoned

  by plastics, toxins, oil spills,

  and contaminated fishing waters, from which children drink polluted water.

  For the gift of water that quenches thirst, cleanses and waters the gardens, be blessed!

  Come, Holy Spirit, and convert us,

  for we confess that we treat this gift as a commodity

  to the detriment of the seas choked with waste,

  and the cracked, barren earth that drives into exile

  climate refugees with tears of salt…

  Melt our hearts of ice and let the tears of repentance flow!

• 31 August 2026

  Lord,
  grant us prayer as sustenance to nourish this day.
  Grant us prayer as the light needed to bring dawn to us.
  Grant us prayer as a seed capable of bringing fruit to all our actions this day.
  Grant us prayer as that gentle breath, more enduring than our weariness.
  Grant us prayer that grounds us, brothers and sisters who receive life from the same Father.

• 27 August 2026

  Jesus, our Lord, risen from the dead,
  we too wish to walk on the waters, to reach the other shore
  where justice and peace sing your Name!
  Grant us the grace of trust that opens its arms at all times.
  Grant us the grace of the courage to be, which resists fate and despair.
  Grant us the grace of hope that lifts us up to take action.
  Grant us the grace of joy that transcends the impossible.
  Grant us the grace to encounter the Love that banishes all fear.
  Grant us the grace of silence that hears the world to come.