A prayer for more life

 

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Let earth be eternal,
but not unchanging.  Let
life on earth heal itself,
befriending each other
into trustfulness.
 
Let humans survive in
right relationship with
other life, giving up
supremacy to gain
harmony and neighbors.
 
Let each of us be as
mother earth, embracing
difference, giving
and taking just enough in
a gift economy.
 
Let us love earth intact,
finding alternative
ways to meet our needs, not
using up its last land
and squeezing it to death.
 
Let us learn from earth’s own
creatures how to care for
and accept all of us—
so we heal society
and its transgressors.
 
Let us believe in an
ability to learn,
an eternal value
that will help us survive
into integrity.

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