God of all grace and Provider of all of our needs, we come humbly to you today on behalf of all your children around the world who live constantly in the grip of poverty, those who hunger for the physical nourishment of life. We pray that we may be more aware of their suffering so as to […]
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Heavenly Father, we know that the poor of our world are close to your heart. You told us, “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” Please give me sensitivity to the poor in my city, nation and world, so I will have your
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Lord you are concerned for the poor. You are their defender; their shield. And Lord we know that those that set themselves against the poor set themselves against you. Especially when they do it for gain. And so Father, we pray for the poor that are being injured through the narcissistic environmental policies of the
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Dear Lord, Thank you for giving us a planet that has such bountiful sources of energy within it. We thank you for the natural gas that keeps our homes warm, for the oil that brings food to our tables, and for the coal that gives us electricity. We pray that you would increase our wisdom
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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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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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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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For Immediate Release March 1, 2015—The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation will host a Day of Prayer for the Environment and the Poor on March 25. This is an opportunity to draw near to God our Creator while praying for the world’s poor and for godly stewardship of the earth. March 25 is
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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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“No challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change.” So said President Barack Obama in his State of the Union message last week. That he spent under 5% of the speech on the subject—about one-ninth as much as on the economy, one-fifth as much as on our need to overcome cynicism, and
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