HERE COMES SUMMER

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We praise You, Lord, for all Your creatures,
especially for  Brother Sun,
who brings the day; through whom You give us light.
And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor;
of You, Most High, he bears the likeness.

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St. Francis of Assisi

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A Summer Blessing

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May you walk with God
This summer
In whatever you do
Wherever you go

Walking with God means...
Walking with honesty
And with courage,
Walking with love
And respect
And concern for the feelings of others

May you talk to God
This summer
And every day and
In every situation

Talking with God means...
Praying words of praise
For the beauty of creation
Saying prayers of thanks
For friends and good times,
Asking God's help
In all your decisions
Expressing sorrow
When you have failed

May you talk with God
Every day.

   Amen.
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Annette Sherwood

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Great and living Aten, ordaining life, vigorously alive, our father. Our wall of millions of cubits, our reminder of eternity, our witness of what is eternal. Who fashions himself with his own hands, whom no craftsman has devised. Who is established in rising and setting each day ceaselessly. Whether he is in heaven, or on earth, every eye beholds him without hindrance, whilst he fills the land with his rays and enables everyone to live. With seeing whom, our eyes are satisfied daily in this Temple of the Aten and fills it with his own self by means of his rays, beauteous with love, and embraces us with them in life and power forever. 

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Ancient Egyptian Prayer
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Dear God, give us the brains to use some sunscreen!

Amen.
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PRAYER FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR MASTERS

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Hear our humble prayer, O God,

for our friends, the animals,
especially for those who are suffering;
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for animals that are overworked,

underfed, and cruelly treated;

for all the wistful creatures in captivity,
that beat their wings against bars;

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for any that are hunted or lost or deserted,

or frightened or hungry;

for all that must be put to death.
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We entreat for them all

Thy mercy and pity,

and for those who deal with them,

we ask a heart of compassion

and gentle hands and kindly words.
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Make us, ourselves,
to be true friends to animals
and so to share

the blessings of the Merciful.
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Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

German theologian, philosopher, and physician

Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1952

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