Future Hope
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Ekua Holmes – The Stuff of Stars
INVOCATION
Spirit, drench us with hope.
PRESENTATION
Any hope that I have for this planet and our humanity is fueled and inspired by the littlest amongst us. Though they are small and hold the least resources and power, they are some of the most generous and bravest humans. They do the work sometimes just by showing up and existing, and at other times with organized planning.
When the dooming reports of our Earth’s future scroll before me, I take refuge in the smallest helpers who are indeed the future.
4 Hopeful Thing from the Littlest Dreamers, Thinkers & Doers Among Us
1. Read by Bella
2. Father. Son. Galaxy
3. Story Corps
4. Youth for Climate Action
A WORD OF HOPE
Our little ones need our hope because it is what inspires us to do better to ensure that the next generation, indeed, has a future.
LITANY
adapted from Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
For trees, plants, crops, and forests, let us pray.
For water, oceans, rivers, streams and ponds, let us pray.
For air, wind, climate and weather, let us pray.
For the sun, moon, galaxies and stars, let us pray.
For all humankind, let us pray.
For heaven to touch the Earth, we pray.
BENEDICTION
by Byron Forester
Go now out into the wonderful and mysterious world.
Go and behold the beauty that is all around you.
Let yourself be blown by the wild wind.
Hear the birds and listen to the music of the ages.
Know that the Holy Spirit is in you and for you.
Amen.