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Prayers for the Headlines, Monday, March 28, 2011

Good Morning, God
It's springtime and things in nature are turning green and other vibrant colors that are popular this time of year.  Your palette is full of many different hues, all made from a combination of light and carbon dioxide.  Thank you, Lord, for the limitless variety of beauty you give us!
Lord, we do ask you for something to help us maintain your natural beauty and our enjoyment of it.  We are trying to turn the environmental impact of all we do as we live, work, play and enjoy to a "greener" impact.  While what you do, God, comes naturally, what we are trying to do comes at a cost of time, money and effort.
We are trying to "green" our need for fossil fuel by harvesting renewable energy from the sun and the wind, from methane gas and hydrogen fuel.  We are trying to use the much cleaner nuclear fuel, but once again, the dangers of such have reared their ugly heads.  We are trying to replace light bulbs with more energy-efficient ones.  We are trying to replace appliances to use less water and less electricity.  We ought to try to drive energy-efficient autos and try to adjust downward the miles we drive them.  Whatever we do though, Lord, may we carefully study the possible ramifications of the changes so that we aren't just going from one problem to another.
In Jesus name, Amen

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