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Thank you
for bike and boat and plane,
for car and coach and train,
for maker, inventor, travel agent.
Thank you for the precious gift of travel.

Teach us to use it wisely.
God, teach us to use it wisely.

Chris Polhill

Cyclist’s prayer

Thank you, gracious God,
for the privilege of pedalling,
for the chance to see so much more,
for the opportunity to stop and talk
or look and listen,
for the exultation of racing down hills,
for the increased fitness of struggling up them.
Keep me committed when it is wet or windy.
Thank you, gracious God, for bicycles. Amen

Andrew De Smet

Forgive us our failing

Leader: We yearn to heal the damage to the world our actions have caused, yet
we are afraid of the changes needed and wish to guard our lifestyles. We
are divided within our souls and need God’s healing.

Let us confess our sins:

ALL: FOR UNRESTRAINED ECONOMIC GROWTH,
FOR CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION,
FOR ALWAYS WANTING MORE,
FORGIVE US OUR FAILING.

FOR MORE AND MORE CARS,
FOR BURNING ENERGY WITHOUT THOUGHT,