Here is the text of the first half of Psalm 24 (NLT).
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.
For he laid the earth’s foundation on the seas
and built it on the ocean depths.
Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols
and never tell lies.
They will receive the Lord’s blessing
and have a right relationship with God their savior.
Such people may seek you
and worship in your presence, O God of Jacob.
- Psalm 24:1-6
God, we lament the destruction that has been done
That we have permitted to be done
By our silence and inaction
And by our direct action
To the Earth - Your creation. *
Forgive us, Oh God.
Even now we realize that our home
Is suffering
Its inhabitants are suffering
From lack of clean water and air
Lack of life-giving nourishment
Lack of safe habitat.
Help us to become aware
Of the needs of humanity,
Of the needs of generations to come,
Of the needs of soil and creatures.
We acknowledge that we have a chance:
To choose peace over profit
To choose activity over complacency
To choose a Greater Good over today’s convenience.
Arouse in us a new compassion,
A new willingness to change,
A new excitement to foster community,
A new faith in the abundance of your Kingdom.
A new zeal for establishing the Peace and Justice of God,
A new desire to set the Earth to rights
A new understanding of the connectedness of all things,
A new appreciation of the gift of Earth.
Amen
*Recommended reading for people of faith on the topic of Creation Care is Tri Robinson's _Saving God's Green Earth_.