Creator
God, in the beginning, your spirit hovered over the waters of the earth,
bringing form to the void, shape to the chaos and life to the creatures of this
earth. Bless us with the understanding of the necessity of water for our life,
especially that we never waste it. May we cherish its blessing for sustaining
us. May we use it to promote cleanliness and give you thanks for health. May we
play in it in our pools, beaches and backyards, and share our joy with one
another and give you thanks for laughter. May we remember the crossing of the
Red Sea and give you thanks for freedom. May we rejoice in the waters of
Baptism and give you thanks for our Christian life. And we thank you especially
for rain and snow, for our rivers and creeks, for our farmlands and gardens,
and for everything that is life-giving.
And
we pray especially during these months for more rain on our small island of
Malta. As most countries are being deluged with snow and rain, we ask for the
blessing of rain on our crops, our fields and our countryside. Even though the overall scenery looks pretty green at this time of year, however we need much more rain
for the fruit trees which need more rain to go deeper to the roots. We ask this
prayer through Jesus Christ, our Lord, our provider and our life-giving Savior.
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment