Notably, it\u2019s \u201cour\u201d not \u201cthe\u201d, expressing both the fact that God has entrusted it to us in Genesis, and also the fact that the encyclical is addressed to everybody in the world since this is our \u201ccommon home\u201d:<\/p>\n
\nA prayer for our earth<\/i><\/p>\n
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
\nand in the smallest of your creatures.
\nYou embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
\nPour out upon us the power of your love,
\nhat we may protect life and beauty.
\nFill us with peace, that we may live
\nas brothers and sisters, harming no one.
\nO God of the poor,
\nhelp us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
\nso precious in your eyes.
\nBring healing to our lives,
\nthat we may protect the world and not prey on it,
\nthat we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
\nTouch the hearts
\nof those who look only for gain
\nat the expense of the poor and the earth.
\nTeach us to discover the worth of each thing,
\nto be filled with awe and contemplation,
\nto recognize that we are profoundly united
\nwith every creature
\nas we journey towards your infinite light.
\nWe thank you for being with us each day.
\nEncourage us, we pray, in our struggle
\nfor justice, love and peace.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Notably, it\u2019s \u201cour\u201d not \u201cthe\u201d, expressing both the fact that God has entrusted it to us in Genesis, and also the fact that the encyclical is addressed to everybody in the world since this is our \u201ccommon home\u201d: A prayer for our earth All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[718],"class_list":["post-93170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-laudato-si"],"yoast_head":"\n
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