Prayer from the Indigenous Peoples: Liberty Talastas, Regional Coordinator of Indigenous Green of Cordillera

Lord, help us to maintain a reverend attitude towards nature, threatened from all sides today, in such a way that we may restore it completely to the condition of brother/sister and to its role of usefulness to all humankind for the glory of God the Creator.

May the waters flow peacefully; May the herbs and plants grow peacefully; May all the divine powers bring unto us peace. May the rain come down in the proper time; May the earth yield plenty of crops; May the country be free from war; The supreme Lord is peace.

Through the silence of nature I attain Thy divine peace. Oh sublime nature, in thy stillness let my heart rest. Thou art patiently awaiting the moment to manifest through the silence of sublime nature. Oh nature sublime, speak to me through silence for I am awaiting in silence like you the call of God. Oh nature sublime, through thy silence I hear thy cry. My heart is tuned to the quietness that the stillness of nature inspires.

O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, our brothers, the animals to whom you have given the earth as their home in common with us.

Peace to all!