O Lord, our creator and sustainer, we come to you this day mindful of how richly your Word uses the word “water.” It speaks of water in the literal sense as when, for instance, David, pursued by Saul, yearned for a taste of water from the well of his hometown of Bethlehem. But it also
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Heavenly Father, thank You for the cooperation of all the many pastors, theologians, scientists, economists, and other scholars and leaders who have co-labored alongside the Cornwall Alliance in the nearly ten years since our founding. These men and women have given generously of their time and expertise, without payment, writing articles for us, answering technical
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Our Heavenly Father, We do recognize that in the world today, one of the primary reasons many people are destitute, is often because all too many people and their governments, worship or give too much deference to nature and the natural world that prevents them fulfilling their divinely ordained mandate to subdue and fill the
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Heavenly Father, You cause Your sun to shine and Your rain to fall on the just and the unjust. You show Yourself immensely loving to all Your creatures—people of every tribe and tongue and nation, animals and plants of all sorts, Earth and Sun and Moon and all planets and stars in the heavens. Indeed,
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O Lord Our God: We come to you in the only name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved—Jesus Christ. How we thank you that we are saved through his name, by his righteous life, his atoning death, and his powerful resurrection from the dead. Lord, we live in a broken
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Thank you for participating in the Cornwall Alliance’s Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor! Throughout March 1-25, we will share many specific prayer requests for the environment and the poor. Here, however, are some broad, general ideas to guide you in prayer: First, begin with praise and thanksgiving to God for His
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Are you excited to join with people across the world in prayer? We are! This is an opportunity for us to draw near to God our Creator while praying for the world’s poor and for godly stewardship of the earth. Why March 25th? March 25th is the birthday of Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlaug,
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In the debate over climate change, as in most things, it makes sense for politicians to appeal to a higher power. To wit: President Obama recently sent Environment Protection Agency administrator Gina McCarthy to visit the Vatican. Her mission was to convince papal officials, who are currently drafting a climate-change-focused encyclical for Pope Francis, that the president’s
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I will always remember my first trip through the Rocky Mountains, when I was ten years old. The rugged, towering mountains were beautiful, but their impact on our family was heightened by our repeated cries of “Oh! Look at that! Isn’t it beautiful!” and “Look! Look! Have you ever seen anything so awesome?” Had each
The fossil fuel industry should be dismantled because it is as bad as human slavery.” That’s exactly what Kathleen Henry, president of a non-profit environmental law firm argued in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She went on: Continuing to use fossil fuels will, in fact, lead to economic collapse from the consequences of climate change. But
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