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A Hymn of Lament for Climate Disaster

By Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
A helicopter is being filled up with water from a tank as a wildfire burns near the village of Spathovouni, near Corinth, Greece July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Vassilis Psomas
Jul 27, 2021
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“Through Devastating Storms” was written for the opening worship service on Aug.1 for the national Presbyterians for Earth Care online conference, “Creation Care Buffet: Come to the Table.” The hymn recognizes the record-breaking heat waves and forest fires in the West and Northwest United States and hurricanes and massive flooding worldwide. It is a prayer that we will love the Earth and love each other, and so work for healing and hope.

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A helicopter is being filled up with water from a tank as a wildfire burns near the village of Spathovouni, near Corinth, Greece July 23, 2021. REUTERS/Vassilis Psomas