Prayers for Creation

 9th September 2022

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. Habakkuk 2:14

You Lord, are the source of all good things: 

We praise you.

You call us to tend and care for your creation: 

May we strive to do your will.

You have made us as brothers and sisters with all that lives: 

May we live together in peace.

A reading from Genesis 1:1-2, 9-10, 20, 31

In the beginning when God created[a] the heavens and the earth,  the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let the waters under the sky be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so. God called the dry land Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw that it was good. And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

As the oceans encompass the earth, 

so the Lord’s love encompasses creation.

As the seas fill the depths, 

so the Lord’s love fills the hearts of all.

As the waves constantly wash upon the shore, 

so the Lord’s love constantly washes upon our souls.

As the oceans are home to many creatures, 

so the Lord creates a home for every living thing. 

As the seas produces a rich harvest, 

so the Lord provides food so that all may eat. 

As the waves embody the energy of the sun and wind, 

so the Lord energises the world.

More than the sounds of many waters, than the mighty breakers of the sea, the Lord on high is mighty. Psalm 93:4