Holy One, Source of Life,
Divine Presence breathing through all creation—
we come before you with grateful hearts,
standing on sacred ground,
held in the web of life that is your body.
Like Francis of Assisi,
we sing with Brother Sun who warms us,
with Sister Moon who lights our way in darkness,
with Brother Wind who dances through our lives,
and Sister Water who sustains and renews us.
Teach us again the language of kinship,
that we may recognize all beings as our relatives,
not resources to be used, but gifts to be cherished.
Like Clare of Assisi,
may we gaze with contemplative love
into the mirror of your presence in all that is.
In stillness, may we behold your radiant beauty
in forests and oceans,
in creatures great and small,
and in one another—
especially in those whose voices have been silenced.
God of justice and tenderness,
you have entrusted Earth to our care,
yet we confess with sorrow
that we have wounded the body of creation—
through greed, neglect, and systems of domination.
We have forgotten that the Earth is not ours to possess,
but ours to protect in love.
Call us now into conversion—
a transformation of heart and action.
Awaken in us a fierce compassion
that resists exploitation and heals what has been broken.
Strengthen us to stand with those on the margins—
especially women, Indigenous peoples,
and all who bear the heaviest burdens of environmental harm.
Spirit of Wisdom, Sophia-God,
flow through us like a living river,
guiding us into right relationship
with Earth and with one another.
May our communities become circles of care,
where every voice matters,
and every table is open—
a foretaste of your dream for the world.
Bless our hands, that they may tend the soil.
Bless our voices, that they may speak for the voiceless.
Bless our lives, that they may become a prayer—
woven with acts of justice,
compassion, and courageous love.
And may we, like Francis and Clare,
walk gently upon this Earth,
radiating joy, simplicity, and peace,
until all creation sings together again
in harmony, dignity, and delight.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, our brother,
who lived in deep communion with all creation,
and in the power of the Holy Spirit,
the breath of life within us all.
Amen.
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