Prayer of the Day
A daily prayer from the Methodist Prayer Handbook

Monday, 02 Aug 2021

Let us repose, Good Shepherd, in your presence; walk in your path, enjoy your safety, rejoice in your banquet, receive your anointing, drink from your cup and dwell in your house, now and for ever. Amen. 

Creator God, help us to remember that the earth is yours, and not ours. Forgive us that our collective human activity has put your wonderful world at risk and that we are in danger of destroying all life on this planet. Your prophets, the scientists, have long warned us of what was happening but we have given no heed to their findings and what they have declared is now coming to pass. We pray that world leaders will forget their differences and come together to take what drastic and radical measures are necessary to combat climate change. Lord, all of us have a part to play in the way we live our lives, even if we find it difficult and costly. Guide us in all our actions of response, world without end. Amen.