by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
Prayer of Confession for COP 24: God of Creation, You once walked with Adam and Eve in the garden of creation, giving them access to your beautiful paradise. Tempted by the power of evil, Adam and Eve took your gift and desecrated it against your instruction. Expelled...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of God said, “The world is pleasant and green and truly God has appointed you as custodians of it to see how well you perform.” [Muslim – Kitab al-Muqaddimat] Just as we compete with one another in virtue [5:48], so...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
Leader: O God, you summon the day to dawn You teach the morning to waken the earth All: Great is your name, great is your love Leader: For you the valleys shall sing for joy And your people shall praise you in every age and time All: Great is your name, great is your...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources
Mother and Father of all creatures, whose dwelling extends beyond this earth, let no one trivialize your being. Let your order prevail. Let your intentions come to be for creation and for yourself. Give us, each day, no more than we need, and forgive us when we take...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
In this section of Leviticus, the teaching of God to Moses instructs God’s people that when someone commits a crime or sin against another person, they should not only restore what was taken in full but add one fifth to it. They should also bring an offering to God to...
by Bee Moorhead | Dec 6, 2018 | Climate Justice, Resources, TXIPL Website
In this section of Paul’s second letter to the church in Thessalonia, Paul admonishes the church for reaping food that they themselves have not worked to earn. Paul seems worried about those disenfranchised being taken advantage of by those who would follow in the way...
