Prayer for the Universe

Last updated: May 8, 2026

All-powerful God, we thank you, as we are finding ourselves alive in this gorgeous universe and blessed by Your presence today. We know that You extend Your presence both to the smallest of creatures and to the vastness of our ever-unfolding Universe Story.

When we look deeply at the spiraling celestial stars at night, we could almost get lost or feel dizzy as we gaze into the boundlessness of our immense universe. Creator God, we praise You for the beauty of the expanding cosmos – the spinning knots of stars and blue shadow moons and circling planets and spiraling galaxies.

Grant that we may journey through this world lightly, as we engage in our colossal pilgrimage intimately and with wonder. Pour out upon us Your love and inspire us to reach out to protect the community of life on Earth in a sustainable manner. And, as our lives unfold within this interconnectedness, create within us the energy needed to truly co-create our small corner of the ongoing essence of the universe.

God of the Cosmos, teach us to integrate our lives into an evolutionary faith that honors the worth of each part of the web of life. Continue to fill us with a sense of wonder and awe, as we contemplate how we are profoundly united with all that was and is and will be.

We ask all of this in the name of Jesus the Christ. AMEN+++

Links to other prayers by Julie: Prayer of Seeking and Weaving, Prayer for a Wholly Life, and Prayer Against Envy and Jealousy.

Image1: NGC 7496, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, 2024.

Image 2: NGC 346, James Webb Space Telescope, NASA, 2024.

Cheryl

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May 12, 2026 at 7:16 PM

Every time we plant a garden we are co-creating with God.

Julie
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May 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM

Thank-you, Cheryl. I agree, and you have given me a consciousness to bring to mind while I am landscaping my front yard this spring!

Josh

May 4, 2026 at 2:45 PM

I admire that you want to pray for the universe but its blasphemy to say we can co create the universe. Ony God created the universe and sustains it, i do believe we can pray for God to sustain the universe in certain cases. We can pray to co create the universe. I believe the universe is eternal, the world is young.

I searched for your website because i would like to expand my faith and blessings in heaven. The world is small and the universe is large and if we affect the universe in some way, we might be able to expand our blessings in heaven. I fast and pray for the universe everyday. What are your thoughts?

Julie
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May 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM

Hi Josh. Thanks for the comment — it gave me a chance to reexamine this prayer and tweek it a little. I agree that God created this amazing universe and sustains it daily. However, in all humility, I do not believe it is blasphemous to pray for the courage and energy to help co-create with God.

We cannot create stars and planets and the vastness of the universe out of nothing like our Creator God can. But we are made in God’s image (and it is good) and we are given free will. The personal gift of our free will toward a holy and wholly life is our way of co-creating what is often called “the Kingdom of God.” Obviously what we can create is a mere shadow of God’s creation, but if we each give what we can and do what we have the power to do, I believe it pleases God (and Jesus who calls us friends) that we co-create in this way.