Prayer for use during the March against Fossil Fuels: (September 17, 2023) or for any time such as this. Please add your voice to a growing choir of people of faith helping one another transition into a healthier future for all. Use the #nofaithinfossilfuels and record yourself, your congregation/youth group/green team/etc. sharing this prayer andRead More →
Add your congregation’s voice to this growing garden: CLICK HERE and pick at least one Creation Care goal proposed/met for each facet of your church life. Then let the Lutherans Restoring Creation network help with the rest: Explore past Connections Calls or be sure to join one next month’s gathering Search the Map of CreationRead More →
While the 27th Conference of Parties at the UN’s Climate Change Conference of 2022 may seem worlds away in Egypt, you and your church have a calling to pray and participate! Below are some ways to engage while the event is going on. Continue to stay engaged with Lutherans Restoring Creation to help your churchRead More →
The Earth Examen practice does not require any special place or expertise. This is just a method for truly taking in where you are and being grateful for it! Use either of these templates to personally contemplate the space around you or use it next time you gather for youth group, Bible study, church councilRead More →
A Prayer for the Season—From “On Care for Our Common Home” (Please note: Language has been changed for the sake of inclusivity.) O God, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your commonwealth of justice, peace, love, and beauty.Read More →
Prayer Petitions by Pastor Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen Our distorted understanding of dominion has caused us to forget that everything—even the planet’s last speck of dust—is imbued with your radiant presence. Quiet us, that we may hear the valleys and the mountains and the hills announcing your prophetic vision—a vision that always chooses mutuality over forceRead More →
Prayer Petition by Pastor Ingrid Arneson Rasmussen Even now, our common home is unfolding. The sun is climbing, the seas are churning, clouds are flying. These are signs that, in your love, you are always summoning creation into dynamic life. Stir in us anew; draw us into your perfect movement.Read More →