LEAF, the Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship, invites all Tennessee Christians and Christian churches to join us in 40 Days of Prayer for the Mountains, Dec. 2, 2011- Jan. 10, 2012.
Three ways to participate:
- You can join LEAF in 40 days of daily prayer for God’s Creation. Receive a specially selected prayer daily by subscribing to e-mail action alerts here.
- Your church, Sunday school class or prayer group can lead a day of prayer. Your church or group may observe your leadership day in any way that you feel led. A special service, remembrance in a regular service, a vigil, creative event, nature outing or simply having group members commit to individual prayers for creation, are examples of ways to lead.
- You, your pastor, a local author, or anyone from your church can write a prayer for creation and post it to the LEAF web site and for consideration as one of the 40 specially selected daily prayers. Prayers may be original or submitted with the permission of the author.
To sign up for a leadership day or submit a prayer, e-mail LEAF at: info@tnleaf.org. To sign up to receive daily prayers and other action alerts, register here.
LEAF works to raise awareness of the scriptural call to care for God’s creation and to stop mountain top removal coal mining in Tennessee. 40 Days of Prayer is an event sponsored by LEAF to unite and focus Tennessee Christians in prayerful support of political action on behalf of mountains.
For a listing of the 40 Days of Prayer – Leaders
http://www.tnleaf.org/40-days-of-prayer-for-the-mountains/40-days-of-prayer-leadership/
For the Prayer Book
http://www.tnleaf.org/church-outreach/service-materials/
For Denominational Statements
http://www.tnleaf.org/church-outreach/resolutions-of-faith/
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LEAF (Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship) will hold a prayer service in downtown Nashville on the evening of January 10, 2012, to mark the end of their statewide 40 Days of Prayer for the Mountains initiative.
Christians across Tennessee are praying to preserve the mountains on the Cumberland Plateau from the looming threat of mountaintop removal coal mining which dynamites eco-systems, degrades water quality and leads to serious health problems for coal field residents. Our prayers are for “wisdom and reverence to use the resources of nature so that no one suffers from our abuse of them.”
The interdenominational service will celebrate the awakening of Tennessee congregations to the Scriptural call to care for the earth. Christ Episcopal Church Cathedral at 900 Broadway will host the event that will begin at 6:30 p.m. Further information will be posted on this site as it becomes available or you may call the cathedral office at 615-255-7729.
