Creator God,
 Forgive the short-sightedness and greed that has led to this situation, the living for today with no thought of tomorrow, and the obsession with material possessions at the cost of spiritual values. Forgive the massive divide between rich and poor which it has served to create, and which makes any prospect of resolving the [...]

Creator God, you have given us the privilege of participating
in the care and nurture of this world.
You call us to work in partnership with you and one another,
not simply serving ourselves,
nor looking only to short-term interests,
but conscious of our responsibility to our children
and those who will follow them. Teach us to be wise stewards of creation.

Creator God, Forgive us the folly of our modern lifestyles,
the fact that, even though we have repeatedly been warned
of its costly consequences,
we are reluctant to change.
Forgive us that, even as we speak,
some part of the natural world is being destroyed
and its climate and environment changed,
perhaps for ever.
We hold it in trust: Teach us to be wise [...]