Prayer

“Summer suns are glowing over land and sea” *

Creating God of work and play of time to rest and revive of the long summer days and clear bright skies.

God of buckets and spades of skipping ropes and scooters sand-pies and swimsuits paddling and picnics.

Gardener of growing things of rose and raspberry valerian and vetchling buddleia and bluet.

Friend of the feathered and furred of fliers and foragers finches and futtret** foxes and falcon.

“Everything rejoices in the mellow rays.” *

It is good to rest in your care to glory in your creation to marvel at beauty loved into being

By your grace we acknowledge too a world of pain and plunder of spoiled lives and sadness

Generous God forgive us lead us to love as you have loved

“Light of light shine o’er us on our pilgrim way.”

As you have blessed creation, bless us and save us for love’s sake. Amen.