Great Spirit,
give us hearts to understand,
never to take
from creation's beauty more than we give,
never to destroy wantonly
for the furtherance of greed;
never to deny to give our hands
for the building of the earth's beauty;
never to take from her what we cannot use.
Give us hearts to understand
that to destroy earth's music
is to create confusion;
that to wreck her appearance is to blind us to beauty;
that to callously pollute her fragrance is to make a house of stench;
that as we care for her she will care for us. Amen
U.N. Environmental Sabbath Program
Oh God of all,
at this time of our gradual awakening
to the dangers we are imposing
on our peaceful Earth,
open the hearts and minds
of your children,
that we may learn to nurture
rather than destroy our planet.
Amen
Lorraine R. Schmitz
