A Prayer for Earth and Life

•  by Norman Paulsen, Sunburst Founder  •
Almighty Spirit, our divine Mother,
Our divine Father, we thank you for our lives.
We thank you for our bodies,
For each other, and for this world,
So magnificently beautiful,
Floating like a jewel in the sea of infinity.

Almighty Spirit, inspire us, direct us,
That we do those things
Which will preserve the lives
Of our children and our children’s children,
And preserve this world in all its beauty,
That it may not be destroyed
Through greed and selfishness.

Almighty Spirit, you are the pure clear air
And the gentle breeze upon us.
You are the life that beats in our hearts;
You are the gift of speech.
You are the love we feel for all things.

Fill us this day with your presence.
We know you are here; you are alive.
You are each one of us,
All of these faces, each one unique.
All of these faces are you;
All of these bodies are yours.

Make us aware of the sea of infinity
Which stretches away from us in all directions.
We know you are alive.
In the brilliant orb of your Sun, the life giver,
The projector of all images in this solar system.

We feel your warmth.
We feel your brilliance shining within us.
We know you are alive
In the magnificent beauty of the Earth.
Help us to nourish and protect our planet
With love and husbandry.
Mother-Father, we love you.
The Sun above, the Earth below.
AUM, Mighty Spirit, we love you.