Pope Francis releases a message for this year’s Season of Creation, and Archbishop Justin Welby issues a call to action at the Lambeth Conference. Countries around the northern hemisphere are experiencing extreme heat; the UK and EU are at a crossroads; there’s potential progress in the US; and theologian Hannah Malcolm reflects – what does it mean to have praise and thanksgiving as ‘our duty and our joy’?
Download the August 2022 Prayer Points
As we see climate impacts in the form of heat, drought and floods, we are moved to pray for all affected, and to pray, fast and work for increased climate action. There is some progress to celebrate – but also the danger of backwards motion as countries respond to current crises. We pray for the leadership of the UNFCCC and for people seeking climate action in the US as they respond to a recent Supreme Court ruling. And we celebrate local beacons of hope – and call out to the God of all hope.
Download the prayer points for July 2022 here.