World Day of Prayer for Creation

Reflection

“They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.” –Isaiah 2:4

Prayer

God of peace,

On this World Day of Prayer for Creation, we are grieved by the way warfare and violence not only threaten the lives of the innocent but also the vitality of your wider creation—the natural world upon which we all depend. Let a renewed vision of peace fall upon us today, along with a renewed sense of direction as we strive to steward your creation in ways that bring flourishing. May we become bolder in pursuing collective actions that can secure the well-being of our common home, in service to the common good. Amen.

Call to Action

In concert with Pope Leo’s messaging on this World Day of Prayer for Creation, pray today for a peace among nations that extends to the well-being of creation itself.