A Prayer for our Earth
All-powerful One, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty. 
Fill us with peace, that we may live as family, harming no one.

O Lover of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world
and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.

We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.

    — Pope Francis
from Laudato Si’ or “Praise Be to You,” 2015

Pope Francis‘s encyclical or letter Laudato Si’ or “Praise Be to You,”  quotes a song to nature that Saint Francis wrote 800 years ago and is a powerful, prophetic, and personal plea for governments, religions, businesses and individuals to work together to address climate change.