Litany for the Earth

God of compassion, Creator of all things:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

Answer the cry of the earth and its creatures:

Heal our common home!

God, You are present in all living creatures:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

All beings dwell in Your tender embrace:

Heal our common home!

Earth is Your gift, to be shared with all creatures:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

We are not owners, but stewards of the earth:

Heal our common home!

Fill us with wonder and reverence for all things:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

Teach us to value the worth of each person:

Heal our common home!

We are united with all in existence:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

May we sow beauty, not pollution and waste:

Heal our common home!

Heal us from greed and disregard for others:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

Help us to rescue the poor and abandoned:

Heal our common home!

Fill us with peace, to live as one family:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

Brothers and sisters, not harming each other:

Heal our common home!

Spirit of God, You dwell deep within us:

Pour out Your mercy, pour out Your love!

Lead us, inspire us to do what is good:

Heal our common home!