Week Three - Prayer of Creation Using Our Senses (directions)

 

Week Three - Prayer of Creation Using Our Senses (prayer service)

 

Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace (two copies to a page)

 

Make Me An Instrument of Your Peace (one copy to a page)

 

Additional resources:

 

1. For ways to use your senses to learn more about nature, see Hannah Champeau, “Use Your 5 Senses to Strengthen Your Relationship with Nature,” https://eaglebluffmn.org/blog/use-your-5-senses-to-strengthen-your-relationship-with-nature/

2. To learn more about the 5 senses, see Lena Groeger, “Making Sense of the World, Several Senses at a Time.” Scientific American February 28, 2012. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/making-sense-world-sveral-senses-at-time/

3. For ideas to engage creation with children, see “Use Your Senses, Explore Your World.” https://www.chipublib.org/blogs/post/use-your-senses-explore-your-world/

4. For more ideas to engage young people, see “Experience the World With All Five Senses.” https://mountainlake.org/experience-the-world-with-all-five-senses/

5. After recognizing how your senses connect you to creation, consider what steps you can take to care for creation. See Pedro Jiménez, “52 Ways to Care for Creation.” Laudato Si’ Movement. https://laudatosimovement.org/news/52-ways-to-care-for-creation-en-news/

6. Put your sense of sight to use to learn more about the climate crisis, connect your faith to the issues, and have hope for the future. See Laudato Si’ Movement, “10 Myths About Caring for Creation.” October 27, 2020. https://laudatosimovement.org/news/10-myths-about-caring-for-creation/