The Episcopal Church's House of Bishops Gathered in Fairbanks,
Alaska (Diocese of Alaska), September 21-26, 2017. The bishops came to
Alaska to listen to the earth and its peoples as an act of prayer,
solidarity and witness. Click here to read the bishops' message.
A Prayer for Our Time and for the Earth
Dear God, Creator of the earth, this sacred home we share; Give us
new eyes to see the beauty all around and to protect the wonders of
creation. Give us new arms to embrace the strangers among us and to know
them as family. Give us new ears to hear and understand those who live
off the land and to hear and understand those who extract its resources.
Give us new hearts to recognize the brokenness in our communities and
to heal the wounds we have inflicted. Give us new hands to serve the
earth and its people and to shape beloved community. For you are the One
who seeks the lost, binds our wounds and sets us free, and it is in the
name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen.
