Praying for our climate resource

Your prayers make a difference

We have a powerful opportunity to pray for decisions that create a better world for us all – especially people living in poverty around the world. You can use this guide to lift up prayers for the climate in your personal prayer time, small group, or church service.

You can also download our Welsh prayer guide. 

Praying for our climate audio guide

If you'd prefer to listen to prayer prompts as you walk or pause in your local outdoor space, you can use the audio version of the prayer guide below.

Opening prayer

An invitation to pray for the climate. Listen below, or download to listen offline.

Prayer of lament

Our world and our neighbours are impacted unequally by climate change. Those who are least responsible are impacted first and worst. Listen below to the story of Orbisa from Ethiopia, or download to listen offline. Afterwards, you can pray this prayer:

Lord God, you made the world and declared it was ‘very good’. And yet, we have not treated the earth and our fellow humans with the care and respect they deserve. We are sorry and ask for your forgiveness. Give us the courage to keep raising our voices about the climate emergency, which affects people living in poverty the worst. And may your Spirit of peace be in the hearts of all people, so that conflicts end in peace, and relationships are restored.
Amen.

Prayer of thanksgiving

Spend some time giving thanks to God, appreciating the beauty of your green space. You can use your own words, or this prayer from Rev Cate Williams, Diocese of Gloucester. Listen below, or download to listen offline. 

Prayer for the church

Listen to this clip of young Christians involved with WeAreTearfund speaking up about the climate crisis. Afterwards, pray for the local and global church's role in tackling the climate crisis. Listen below, or download to listen offline. 

Prayer for your local area

Take some time to wander around your outdoor space, thinking about some of the local impacts of climate change you might be facing, and pray for local issues which relate to your environment. Listen below, or download to listen offline.

Prayer for world leaders

Now let's pray together for world leaders as they act on climate change together – that they work hard to find solutions and take urgent action. The following audio will guide your prayers both for countries most impacted by the climate crisis and for large emitting countries to be ambitious in their action to prioritise justice. Listen below, or download to listen offline.