Climate Justice Fast Prayer

The Climate Justice Fast crew has a message that shows their message down to their bare bones. The ability to go for over a month (today is DAY 33 for the three lead fasters) on only water and maintain sound mind and energy truly spotlights the power of one's determination and dedication. Below is an interfaith, non-denominational prayer written by the fasters to help participants here in Copenhagen maintain a solid grounding while working towards a global decision and solution.


INTERFAITH CLIMATE PRAYER

 

We offer this prayer to the spirit that binds us all together as humanity, whatever name this spirit may take in our individual faiths or spiritual system or beliefs.

We offer this prayer to our mother earth, and also to the shared spirit and the very core ethic of this great movement for positive change.

We know and deeply understand that our planet, our mother, is in a state of crisis and emergency. Her boundaries and rules have been pushed far beyond reason, she has not been respected, and for this we offer the deepest penance and apology. We offer our promise that we will work as hard as we can to rectify these past wrongs and to bring justice – climate justice – into being.

Therefore, we pray that all world citizens:

• may strive to educate themselves and that they are able to be educated.
  

• We pray that they find the wisdom to welcome new knowledge and ideas with opennessm redefine their values, challenge their lifestyles, and continually reassess their goals in life.
  

• We pray that they will broaden their perspectives, gain global consciousness and act in solidarity with brothers and sisters from all background. Feel connected with each other, with nature itself and our planet.
  

• We pray that they will look for the truth and join the growing global movement for change, that will bring us all into a sustainable future.
  

We pray that world leaders:

• will find the strength to fulfill their responsibility to lead, to reflect what science tells us is necessary, and at all times act with the long-term interests of their populations and future generations in mind.
  

• We pray that they may find the strength to be courageous, stepping outside of what may be ”politically pragmatic” or ”politically possible”, to instead take action and show real leadership that is bold and necessary.
  

Finally, we pray that in order to bring these changes into being, all of us, the people in this room and all of the people who are part of this beautiful movement all around the world,

• may find the courage to always speak the truth and to do so loudly,
  

• that we may act without fear,
  

• and that we may have the confidence of knowing that our vital work is the truth, and that it is in the best interests of all people and all peoples, all nations, in the best interest of all species of mother earth, and of nature itself, and in the best interests of all future generations.
  

Amen. (Latin for ´I agree´)