Tag: Justice

  • Skeptical about climate change

    Skeptical about climate change

    Skeptical Science is based on the notion that science by its very nature is skeptical. It is not the same as doubt. Skepticism is the open-minded consideration of something based on the evidence. A skeptic doesn’t have a preference for what the truth is, a preferred answer. If you want to discover what the truth…

  • Anglican Board of Mission

    Anglican Board of Mission

    ABM encourages all our supporters to engage with the Season of Creation. Around the world, Anglicans, and members of many other churches, will focus on care of the created order from 1 September until 4 October. Their website has excellent resources. Their resources have been created around the world to inspire services and prayers for…

  • Environmental Degradation and Pollution Prayer

    Environmental Degradation and Pollution Prayer

    The advances of science and technology of the past 200 years have brought great progress to many people, but a cost. Western industrial economies now have environmental protection legislation with heavy penalties for polluters, but accumulated contaminants remain and toxic spills still occur. Many third-world economies still produce cheap goods with harmful byproducts that damage…

  • Confession: Stewardship of creation

    Confession: Stewardship of creation

    Holy God, Creator and Lover of all that is,we confess to you that we have sinned.We have failed in our care for the land and its creatures, we have been greedy, destructive, and wastefulof the resources you entrusted to us.Polluted air and water,eroded soil and salty earth,birds and animals deprived of habitat,and neighbours left hungry…

  • Praying for UN COP28

    Praying for UN COP28

    ARRCC WA and The Brahma Kumaris Australia are again co-hosting prayer and meditation sessions over Zoom to encourage actions, which will lead to a sustainable future for our planet. These will be held in the lead-up to the UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates, November to December 2023 (UNFCCC COP 28).  An open…

  • Prayers of the People – Food Theme

    Prayers of the People – Food Theme

    These intercessions are part of a suite of texts on food and the environment. God of justice,we pray for the feeding of the world.Give wisdom to those who make policy about food,to ensure a fair share for all.Protect good farmland from urban sprawl and industrial degradation. Send plentiful harvests to those who grow crops and…

  • Litany – Food Theme

    Litany – Food Theme

    This is part of a suite of texts on the theme of food and the environment. The petition in square brackets referring to Holy Communion (“this holy meal”) should be omitted in non-eucharistic contexts. God the Father, have mercy on us. God the Son, have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on…

  • Gathering in God’s Name – Food theme

    Gathering in God’s Name – Food theme

    This is part of a suite of texts using themes relating to food and the environment. In a world yearning for justice, where some have plentyand others go hungry, come, Holy Spirit,and teach us to share your gifts. On a planet under pressure, where the land needs care and the people need food, come, Holy…

  • Confession and Absolution – Food Theme

    Confession and Absolution – Food Theme

    These texts are part of a suite of texts on food and the environment. They evoke both literal and metaphorical feeding. God’s hand is open, filling all living things with abundance, but we have been greedy and hard of heart. silence is kept Hungry for God’s forgiveness, let us confess our sins: Holy God, we…