Creation Care Resources: Prayer, Worship and Preaching

Prayer and Worship

Below are resources for creation care resources for prayer, worship, and preaching from the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona’s Creation Care Ministry

The Book of Common Prayer — “Prayers for the Natural Order,” pp. 827-828; Collects for Various Occasions “For Rogation Days,” pp. 207-208 (traditional), pp. 258-250 (contemporary)
A New Zealand Prayer Book (Historical Content) — pp. 569-570, 613, 625
Creation Care Prayers from the Church of England Environment Programme.
Daily Prayer for all Seasons, “Ordinary Time: Creation,” pp. 120-136.
Liturgical Materials for Honoring God in Creation includes Propers for Honoring God in Creation; Prayers of the People Honoring God in Creation; A Confession of Sin against God’s Creation; A Litany for the Planet; A Rogation Day Procession and Liturgy; Prayers for Rogation Days: A Rite for the Blessing of a Garden; A Liturgy in Thanksgiving for Creation and in Honor of the Feast of St. Francis, with the Blessing of Animals; and Additional Readings and Resources for St. Francis Day. This material is also available in the 2018 Book of Occasional Services, beginning on p. 289. En Español aquí.

Earth Prayers: 365 Prayers, Poems, and Invocations from Around the World, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon, editors — a collection of prayers from all the world and from all historical periods.
Honoring the Earth: A Journal of New Earth Prayers, Elizabeth Roberts and Elias Amidon, editors — a companion to Earth Prayers featuring earth prayers, the words of poets and spiritual teachers, and blank pages on which readers can record their thoughts.
The Green Devotional: Active Prayers for a Healthy Planet, by Karen Speerstra — collection of quotes, poems, essays, and prayers.
Earth Gospel: A Guide to Prayer for God’s Creation, by Sam Hamilton-Poore — a weaving of prayer, scripture and reflections, laid out by morning, noon and evening.
A Celtic Primer: The Complete Celtic Worship Resource and Collection, by Brendan O’Malley — collection of poems and prayers, ancient and contemporary, organized as a resource for personal devotion or liturgical use preparing daily prayer services in the Celtic monastic tradition.
Earth and All the Stars: Reconnecting with Nature through Hymns, Stories, Poems, and Prayers from the World’s Great Religions and Cultures, by Anne Rowthorn — a global anthology of prayers, litanies, songs, and meditations in celebration of the earth.

List of creation-centered hymns from Interfaith Power & Light
God’s Good Earth: Praise and Prayer for Creation, by Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn – contains a hymn at the close of each liturgy and a list of supplemental hymns in the back.