Pastors Suzette Shreffler and Sandy Drescher-Lehman share a prayer and a blessing, respectively, crying out for better stewardship of God’s creation and beginning the Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Seeking Shalom series.
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Lord,
You created all things, and they are good.
I pray that you use me to be a good steward of your creation: the land, animals and water. I cry out to you to heal our lands and our hearts.
You are the Living Water that flows through me, and I want you to receive glory and honor and power, because you are worthy!
In Jesus’ precious, beautiful name, I pray,
Amen!
Written by Pastor Suzette Shreffler, White River Cheyenne Mennonite Church, Busby, Montana.
Wild blessings
Wild blessings to all who feel burdened, by the love of Christ, to invite people into direct relationship with some of the most vulnerable victims of our destructive cultures: the land, waters and creatures with whom we share our homes. May we serve alongside them, to help us all flourish.
Wild blessings to all who are aware and repentant for the injustice of claiming the sacred space of the [name(s) of those who lived on this land before the Europeans arrived] people as our own. May we honor their spirits, who continue to live with us. And may you, Great Spirit, who created us all, keep us mindful of those who have thrived and died on these lands and waterways for many generations before us.
Wild blessings of laughter and tears, love and heartache, filling our prayers, which continually blow through the trees and grasses, rocks and creatures. May we work to sustain the waters that flow through these lands and feed all the life they nourish. And may we be renewed with rest, grateful for our place in the story of creation.
Wild blessings of mindful living, as winter turns to spring, cold days turn to warmer ones, noticing what is thawing and rising with blessings in our hearts and in our souls. Renew our faith that our gratitude adds peace to the world. Amen (or Aho).
Written by Pastor Sandy Drescher-Lehman. Sandy and her husband, John Drescher-Lehman, a therapist, host a Wild Church gathering each third Sunday afternoon of the month at their home and retreat center in Southeast Pennsylvania.
As followers of Jesus, we seek God’s dream of shalom for all people and all of creation, including our climate. Shalom requires that we seek justice and healing for our relationships with God, with one another and with the earth that sustains us.
You are invited to get involved with Learn, Pray, Join: Climate Justice: Seeking Shalom.
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