It interweaves some of my favorite themes: a coming of age story that revolves around a murder/kidnapping mystery, a webcomic, an underground resistance, budding romance, and best friends with an unshakeable bond. Upon finishing my first read-through of it, I declared it my new favorite book of all-time.
Grant us a heart wide open to all this beauty And save our souls from being so blind That we pass unseeing When even the common thorn bush Is aflame with your glory, O God our creator, Who lives and reigns forever and ever.Cherie Priest, an author best known for The Clockwork Century, a series of interconnected steampunk tales, wrote a young adult novel in 2015 entitled I Am Princess X. We thank you for our senses By which we hear the songs of birds, And see the splendor of the summer fields, And taste of the autumn fruits, And rejoice in the feel of the snow, And smell the breath of the spring.
O God, we thank you for this earth, our home For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For trees and the common grass underfoot. Nourish it then That it may leaf And bloom And fill with singing birds! Hear me, that the people may once again Find the good road And the shielding tree. It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Again, I recall the great vision you gave me. With tears running, O Great Spirit, my Grandfather, With running eyes I must say The tree has never bloomed Here I stand, and the tree is withered. At the center of the sacred hoop You have said that I should make the tree to bloom. Rhododendron, zinnia, May my prayer be beautiful May my remembrance O Great Mystery Be as incense to thee In the sacred grove of eternity As I smell and remember The ancient forests of earth. Basil, mint and lavender, Great Mystery keep my remembrance pure, Raspberry, Apple, Rose, Great Mystery fill my heart with love, Dill, anise, tansy, Holy winds blow in me. The garden is rich with diversity With plants of a hundred families In the space between the trees With all the colours and fragrances. Keep us so mindful of its needs and those of all with whom we share, that open to your Spirit we may discern and practice all that makes for its wellbeing, through Jesus Christ our Lord, We thank you, creator God, for the goodly heritage you offer us, from green downland to the deep salt seas, and for the abundant world we share with your creation. Help us to become instruments of a new creation, Founded on the covenant of your love. Help us to act now for the good of future generations and all your creatures. Lord, grant us the wisdom to care for the earth and till it. O praise God, O praise God, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. The fruits and flowers that verdant grow, Let them his praise abundant show. Cummingsĭear Mother earth, Who day by day unfolds rich blessing on our way, I thank You God for most this amazing day: for leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes. Let us pray for an end to the Waste and desecration of God's creation For access to the fruits of creation To be shared equally among all people And for communities and nations to find sustenance In the fruits of the earth and the water God has given us.Īlmighty God, you created the world and gave it Into our care so that, in obedience to you, We might serve all people: Inspire us to use the riches of creation with wisdom, and to ensure that their blessings are shared by all That, trusting in your bounty, all people may be Empowered to seek freedom from poverty, famine, and oppression. O Lord, help us turn from the selfish consumption of Resources meant for all and to see the impacts of our choices on the poor and vulnerable. O Lord, help us to recognize the sacredness of all of your Creatures as signs of your wondrous love. O Lord, grant us the grace to grow deeper in our respect of And care for your Creation.
Praise and bless my Lord, and give him thanks, And serve him with great humility. All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Earth, our mother, Who feeds us.and produces various fruits With colored flowers and herbs. All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom you brighten up the night. All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Water, So useful, lowly, precious and pure. All praise be yours, my Lord, through Brothers Wind and Air. All praise be yours, my Lord, through Sister Moon and Stars In the heavens you have made them, bright and precious and fair.
How beautiful is he, how radiant in all his splendor! Of you, Most High, he bears the likeness. All praise be yours, My Lord through all that you have made.Īnd first my lord Brother Sun, who brings the day.