13th June 2026
I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. Genesis 17:17
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 Deuteronomy 8:6-9
Therefore keep the commandments of the Lord your God, by walking in his ways and by fearing him. For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with flowing streams, with springs and underground waters welling up in valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land where you may eat bread without scarcity, where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron and from whose hills you may mine copper.
As at the beginning, Lord God,
you made us in your image
and wrought with us a special bond,
an everlasting covenant of faith and love.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may truly return that love.
As at the beginning, Lord God,
you have provided us good rich land,
overflowing with the good things of creation –
plants for food, water to drink.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may be generous in caring and sharing this gift.
As at the beginning, Lord God,
you created all manner of creatures
– our kith and kin –
for companionship and teamwork.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may be faithful friends with all.
As from the beginning, Lord God,
you have filled the world with signs
and words of wisdom
so that we may learn and live well.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may be attentive to your instruction.
As from the beginning, Lord God,
you have created a world of harmony
and flourishing
that all may live lives of fulfilment.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may be at one with all creation.
As from the beginning, Lord God,
you have a created your world
as a place for joy and love to thrive
and where happiness will abound.
Continue to breathe your Spirit
into our hearts
that we may ever rejoice and praise your glory.
Amen.
The Green Tau 