Creator of all life
You bless the earth, the earth that gifts us with the food,
shelter, clothing and tools that we need to live our lives.
Thank you for these gifts and forgive us when we misuse
them.
Creator of all life,
You bring water from the sky and from deep in the Earth.
Water falling, streaming, bubbling, dancing. It is our life and our joy.
Thank you for this gift and forgive us when we use it as if
it were endless and with little care for the damage we do to ourselves and to
all those others who must share those waters with us but have no control over
what we do.
Creator of all life,
You give days when the air is crisp and sweet scented, and
days when it is heavy with dew and the scent of fallen leaves.
Thank you for these gifts and forgive us when we forget that
others must share that air too. Even when it’s loaded with the poisons of our
carelessness.
Creator of all life,
You nurture us in the long bright days of summer and in the
rich darkness of night and winter, you teach us the mysteries of the moon and
stars.
Thank you for these gifts and forgive us when we fail to
raise our eyes to appreciate the jewels planted in the darkness, the mountains
of clouds lit by the sun, the flight of birds across blue black of the sky at
dusk or dawn.
Inspired by a prayer in Yearning for the Wind by Tom Cowan.
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