Those who work in recycling, waste disposal and cleaning
Recyclers of waste materials, scrap metal merchants, conservationists, refuse collectors, staff of landfill and waste disposal facilities. Furniture and picture restorers, steam and blast cleaners, metal restorers, energy conservationists. Launderers, dry cleaners, contract cleaners and providers of linen services. Car Wash staff, suppliers and manufacturers of cleaning equipment. collectors and sellers of second hand goods and charity shop staff
Blessed Lord, we are stewards of your creation. May we strive to live in such a way as to enhance rather than to damage the environment we pass on to our children and grandchildren. Help us to respect what we use and to keep our world as clean and wholesome as we can. May we, in discarding what is no longer of use to us, ensure that valuable materials are re-used rather than destroyed. Help those of us who work in cleaning and recycling to know the value and importance of what we do and to work with dignity and self-respect in the certainty that we do it for you. AMEN
Regular prayer for the world of work can be a significant feature in Sunday services. ICF
seeks to provide a variety of resources to help those who prepare these. Prayer of this nature
is important because:
Each week, we highhlight different groups of workers and encourage our members and followers to particularly
pray for people who work in that sector. We also encourage local churches to include regular prayers for the world of work
As you pray, Consider what might be said in the context of thanksgiving, confession and
intercession, both for the workers concerned and for those present.