1. that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty,
not pollution and
destruction.
Prayer for our Earth ~ Laudato Si’
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

2. with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us your love,
that we may
protect life
and beauty.
Prayer for our Earth ~ Laudato Si’
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

3. the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature…
Prayer for our Earth ~ Laudato Si’
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

4. in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Prayer for our Earth ~ Laudato Si’
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

5. “Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”
is the force that
reawakens us to new life and instills
in us the courage
to look to the
future with HOPE
Pope Francis
All it takes
is one good person
to restore HOPE
Pope Francis
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

6. means to use our eyes to see the other, to listen to the children, the poor, those who are afraid of the future.
To listen to the silent cry of our common home …
Tenderness means to use our hands and our heart
to comfort the other, to take care of those in need …”
Words from Pope Francis TED Talk April 2017
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7. Papatūānuku ~ Mother Earth, Our Home
The protection of Earth’s vitality,
diversity and beauty is a sacred trust.
The Earth Charter
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

8. “Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”
if we lose the experience
of the forest, the butterflies,
the song of birds,
if we can’t see the stars at night.
Thomas Berry
the worth of
each living thing,
to be filled with awe
and contemplation,
to recognise that we are
profoundly united to every living creature. Prayer for our Earth ~ Laudato Si’
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”

9. 8th Work of Mercy ~ Pope Francis
Care for our Common Home Requires
“simple daily gestures
which break with the
logic of violence,
exploitation and selfishness,
and make themselves felt
in every action that seeks
to build a better world”
8th Work of Mercy ~ Pope Francis
“Go, you are sent… to be stewards of creation”