Prayers of the People, E5C

O Great Creator, 
hear our prayers.
Hear our prayers of praise and thanksgiving
for all that you have created
and for the wisdom in which you created it.
For sun and moon and stars of light,
we give you thanks and praise, O God!
For waters that refresh the earth
and waters teeming with life,
we give you thanks and praise, O God!
For the earth and its varied landscapes,
for the sky and its varied temperaments,
for wildlife of every kind,
we give you thanks and praise, O God!
We bow before you in gratitude 
for all that you have created
and deemed good.

Hear our prayers today, Sovereign God,
for the leaders of all nations
and for all people,
that compassion and justice would reign 
together,
and that cries for mercy 
would be met with kindness
and grace.

Hear our prayers today, Redeemer,
for young and old alike
who struggle to make ends meet,
who long for meaning and purpose,
who hold on to hope for a future
that is secure and filled with joy.

Hear our prayers today, Spirit of Wisdom,
for a world where all are fed,
where are all are whole,
where all are at peace,
that the goodness of God's creation
may be fully realized 
and the glory given to the Triune God
who spoke it into existence.