Plan your Climate Dot Photo-Op. 

NMIPL is part of the national effort with IPL and 350.org to show support in addressing climate change on the weekend of May 4-6 in your faith communities. In New Mexico water and drought are concerns related to climate change that increasingly confront us.

We invite you to a simple action within your faith community, family, church

or synagogue to Collect the Drops and Connects the Climate Dots.

1. Invite people to bring water from their homes to the gathering or worship service.

2. Incorporate the prayer for water or other prayers into pouring together the waters into a bowl.  (at the end of this note)

3. Have a sign with your communities name (and if you choose, NM Interfaith Power and Light) to gather folks around and take a picture.

4. At the closing take the water to plants out of doors to celebrate the gift of water.

5. Make sure to sign up your event at Plan your Climate Dot Photo-Op and submit your photo after your event.

"Be praised my God for Sister Water who is useful, humble, precious and pure."

 

As St. Francis prayed in great gratitude for Sister Water,

We pray in thankfulness for her life sustaining generosity.

Oh, water, in your mysterious beauty you cause the desert to bloom.

One tiny drop spread,

then collected with thousands of other drops

waters tiny seeds that grow grain fields feeding humans and creatures.

One tiny drop multiplied into a simple cup of water quenches our burning thirst.

Our bodies, like the body of earth are over 75% water.

We are a water people.

We are a water planet.

Oh compassionate God, Creator who breathes over the waters

We seek forgiveness for our mindless use of water.

We beg for wisdom to know how to conserve and cherish water, live sustainably and address climate change.

We ask healing for the ways that we disrespect and contaminate our sister.

We seek hearts of wonder and awe to celebrate the miracle of water.

In this drought time and time of climate change,

We wait and watch for the gift of rain upon earth.

We watch and wait for grace to rain into our souls.

Come free us from hatred, greed, fear and lack of love for the gifts of water and earth.

Transform us into living streams of water

Flowing green and moist with life, hope and love for earth and all peoples and creatures.

Amen, Blessed Be.