Prayers of Lament, Confession & Conversion

From single prayers to full services

Services with a focus on lament, confession and conversion

Ecological Stations of the Cross – from the Franciscan Friars

‘Prayer of Lament’ – a short service from the Anglican Communion Environmental Network and the Anglican Alliance

Liturgy for Climate Action (Praise, Repentance, Committal) – Young Evangelicals for Climate Action

Prayers to Live More Lightly on the Earth (based on Ash Wednesday liturgy), Diocese of WorcesterThe Diocese of Guildford’s ‘Let all things their Creator bless’ contains a full liturgy – with numerous variants – based on Common Worship material.

There’s a lot of excellent material in the 2019 Season of Creation service, which focused on the diversity of creation as a blessing.

General Creation Care Services (cover a variety of themes)

“And it was good” Earth Day Celebration from Samford University’s Center for Worship and the Arts

A prayer vigil from the Church of England

Catholic Climate Covenant’s Mass for Creation resource bank (has several complete liturgies)

Prayers with a focus on lament, confession and conversion

Collections of Prayers – online

Collections of Prayers  – Offline

  • A Heart for Creation, ed Chris Polhill (Wild Goose, 2010). A collection of prayers and reflections on the environment.
  • A Time for Creation, ed Robert Atwell, Christopher Irvine, Sue Moore (Church House Publishing, 2020) A wide variety of material, some from the Church of England’s main prayer book (Common Worship) and some newly commissioned.
  • Creation sings your praise: A Christian Aid worship book, ed. Annabel Shilson-Thomas (Canterbury Press, 2010) A collection of prayers and services for every time of the year.
  • Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn, God’s Good Earth: Praise and Prayer for Creation (Liturgical Press, 2018) 52 liturgies – rich in selections of scripture, prayers and hymns, alongside reflections drawn from a range of Christian and other sources.

Individual Prayers

Prayer Powerpoints

Prayer Videos

Featured: From the Revd Jon Swales,
“A Lament for Climate”

Featured: From USPG,
‘The Lord’s prayer speaking to climate justice’