Happy Earth Day!

From the words of the book of Genesis:

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,…,

God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation:
every kind of plant that bears seed and
every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it.”
And so it happened:

Let us together praise the Lord,
from whom we have rain from the heavens
and abundance from the earth.
Blessed are you, O God,
Creator of the universe,
who have made all things good
and given the earth for us to cultivate.
Grant that we may always use created things gratefully
and share your gift with those in need,
out of the love of Christ our Lord,
Blessed be God now and forever. Amen