On Sunday, Rev. Steve Fringer led us in a community prayer that included these words about the BP oil spill in the gulf. Thought I'd share them with you today as we continue to be prayerful about that situation...
Creator God, You invite us to join you in creation’s process, to be faithful stewards of your earth, so we offer our thanks and praise for the way the earth rewards the work of our hands with abundance and goodness. Yet as oil poisons the gulf waters, we have become increasingly aware of just how fragile your creation is and how awesome our responsibility. So we pray that a way be found for the leak to stop completely. We pray for all those people whose livelihoods and lives have been devastated by this tragedy, for those devoted to clean up efforts. We pray for fish and fowl, pelican and manatee, marsh and beach, oceans, wetlands, and eco-systems; that the damage done not be irreversible; that out of this tragedy wisdom be born and new and just policies to protect the delicate balance of life be crafted.
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