A prayer for COP27

As leaders from around the world gather in Egypt for the COP27 UN climate summit, below is a prayer for the summit.

God of creation

we thank you for the wonderful world you have given us:

help us to see the world through your eyes,

and to work together to return the world

to a place where all life thrives;

where waters run clear and rain quenches the thirst of our crops;

where the wind brings freshness and changes of weather;

where ice holds back the floods;

where sun and moon continue to light up our lives,

and where the rainbow marks your promise of love

and holds us together in our diversity.

Amen.