Great truth teller, you birth prophets in the form of simple humans, animals big and small, craggy mountains, lazy streams, and wandering plants. You impart your wisdom and send your messengers into the world, to spread the news that is sometimes hard to receive. May we slow down in order to feel the truth in […]
For the Beauty of the Earth: Prayers for Lebanon, Sudan’s Famine, and Creatures Rescued (May 7, 2026)
God of All of the Nations of the World, we are in awe at the beauty of the earth, the flowers and fruitfulness in springtime, the warmth of summer sunshine, the harvest of crops, and the turning colors of the deciduous leaves in autumn, the white snow and clear ice of winter. We are grateful […]
Christ Has No Body But Yours: Prayers for the Gaza Peace Process and Endangered Pangolins (October 9, 2025)
Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which he looks Compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good, Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world. –St. Teresa of Avila (16th Century) One […]
A World Where Beauty Surrounds Us: A Prayer of Gratitude for Mountains, Reefs, and Rainforests (October 2, 2025)
Precious Love, Believer of all that is good, You created a world where beauty surrounds us. We give You thanks For every gift brings us closer to You. We practice gratitude: From the stunning granite peaks in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, to the home of the world’s greatest vertical drop on Mount Thor, […]
Bread of Life: Prayers for Hunger in Gaza, Sudan, and Mali, and Protest in Togo (July 24, 2025)
Living God, you are here with each and every one of your beloved creations across the world right now and always. You hurt when we hurt, you cry when we cry, and you rejoice when we rejoice. Let that comfort us, but also instill in us a desire for change; knowing we can and must […]
You Hold the Whole World: Prayers for Gaza, Wildfires in Canada and France, and Unvaccinated Children (July 17, 2025)
Loving Creator, You are the One who holds the whole world in Your hands. And so, we pray today for areas in our city, nation, and world in need of Your healing and presence. For Palestine where over 58,000 have been killed so far, with the latest Israeli strike killing at least 32. We pray […]
Let Us Be the Hope: Prayers for the Middle East, Fires in Brazil and Greece, and Measles (June 26, 2025)
Gracious God, As we sit in this time of turmoil and strife, let our eyes fix on you. Let our hearts be open to your mercy and hope. We are bombarded on all sides by news of war, famine, and illness. We are overcome with feelings of sorrow, worry, and grief. Come to us, be […]
Come, Risen One: Prayers for Kinshasa’s Floods, Kenya’s Assassination, and a World in Upheaval (May 1, 2025)
I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; the former things shall not be remembered or come to mind. But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating… – Isaiah 65:17-18 Behold the newness of the season – the flowers bursting […]
Jesus Calmed the Storm: A Prayer for Tornadoes, Floods, Saharan Dust, and Stranded Whales (May 2, 2024)
God of all, my heart is full of wonder, as I consider the mysterious and magnificent ways your spirit and presence are at work in the world. In the beginning your spirit hovered over the churning chaos, and with a word you began to create order, to bring forth life, to create a hope where […]
Blessing the Animals: A Prayer of Thanks for Spiders, Bats, Bonobos, and Beloved Pets (February 22, 2024)
You who created them and called them good: Bless again these creatures who come to us as a blessing fashioned of fur or feather or fin, formed of flesh that breathes with your own breath, that you have made from sheer delight, that you have given in dazzling variety. Bless them who curl themselves around […]
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