Yours is the day, yours also the night; you established the luminaries and the sun. You have fixed all the bounds of the earth; you made summer and winter. Psalm 74:16-17
Pray for mindfulness of electricity use, gratitude for the resources we have, our wise and sparing use of them, and for those without.
- Unplug electrical appliances, such as phone chargers and nightlights, when not in use.
- Reduce your phantom load: place coffee makers, toasters, DVD players, TVs, and others on a surge protector. Turn it off when leaving home.
- Turn off lights when you leave a room.
- Commit to replacing at least half of the light bulbs in your home with energy efficient ones.
- Remove one light bulb from your home for all of Lent.
- Consider switching to energy star appliances (ceiling fans, computer/laptop, televisions, DVRs, portable phones).
- Turn off TVs and radios when you leave or are not watching or listening to them.
- Try one day of silence in your home: no TV, no radio, no computer use, no dishwasher, and no vacuum cleaner.
