A Prayer for Pre-COP Meetings in Fiji and Tuvalu

Creator God – you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.

Embrace with tenderness those who are meeting in Fiji and Tuvalu in October to consider climate priorities of the Pacific and a regional COP31 response.

That they may have hearts that are filled with courageous awe and contemplation to amplify Pacific voices seeking to keep ambitious climate goals within reach, to find ways to enhance access to climate finance and the sharing of First Nations wisdom connecting us all with the Blue Planet.

We seek communion with the oceans that create the river above, forming a safe climate for all.

Creator Christ – be with those affected by the increasing impacts of climate disruptions and from overshoot of the world’s resources as consumption grows, especially those forced to migrate.

We stand with the peoples of Fiji and the Pacific whose islands, homes and lives are impacted the most by climate disruptions, a lost legacy. Let their voices be heard and their grief be named. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the Earth. Open their hearts to the conversion needed to love Sister, Mother Earth more fully, to be integral with, not disconnected from Earth. We are all standing on holy ground.

Creator Spirit – fill our hearts with love to be a voice for the voiceless, to be ecological justice leaders in a world seeking heroic wisdom.
Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice as our earth community gathers for COP31 in November, a place where radical decisions