COP28 - 11 December 2023
Final Negotiations Begin: Day 1- Fasting
Final Negotiations Begin: Day 1- Fasting
The COP28 round-tables, workshops, fora etc. with specific themes have now finished. There are two remaining days of COP28, given over to negotiations. The agreements that emerge today and tomorrow will be hard-won, and play out over the years, maybe decades to come. So this is a particularly important time to pray.
Today, on this prayer resource, we are inviting each other to fast as well as pray. You may wish to refrain from food all day, but there are many other ways to fast. How about drinking only water, instead of your usual favourite tea or fizzy drinks? How about fasting from the internet or television? Tearfund has these fantastic ideas about praying and fasting:
You could fast from something that contributes to climate change, like meat, or single-use plastics.
Pray while taking a nature walk in your local area, thanking God for the beauty of creation and asking for guidance in protecting it.
Write a poem, song or psalm about God's creation and the need to care for it.
Draw a picture of what ‘caring for creation’ means to you.