Loving God, As people of a faith tradition, we believe in hospitality. We believe in responding with kindness and generosity, in sharing, offering companionship, welcoming and helping others. Help us to understand hospitality. Are there boundaries to hospitality? May our questioning bring Your forgiveness. Fill our hearts with Your love, and be with us, so…
Loving God, who supports and allows everything to live, Bless this country, Australia, and all people who live here. As NAIDOC Week comes to a close, we ask you to bless all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We thank you for their ongoing and eternal influence upon this country, having been the Indigenous voice…
Let us pray Loving God, We thank You for we are richly blessed with a world of diversity and beauty. Thank You for giving us opportunities to share and celebrate diversity. As human beings, You have given us minds to explore and learn as we move together through a world of varied cultures, customs and…
Who do we fear? Why do we hate? Where are we afraid to go? When do we react without love? What makes us act out rather than care? Our lives and the lives of others can be stressful Raising families Nurturing a marriage Working with difficult people Illness, unemployment, mental health, isolation, bullying … Who…
Water is the essential essence of new life Water bubbles into our being Water cleans us and helps us start anew Help us to understand the symbolism of the great flood, the symbolism of Jesus and John in the river Jordan, the symbolism of our own baptism. Water brings us together Water is the river…
We cry for our world. A world that chooses conflict over peace. A world that chooses anger over love. A world that chooses guns over talk. A world that chooses to listen to old men over young women. A world that chooses greed over generosity.
The regular tick of a watch, The tick tock of a clock, The chiming as the hour is reached, The rising of the sun, The sun sinking below the horizon …
The regular tick of a watch, The tick tock of a clock, The chiming as the hour is reached, The rising of the sun, The sun sinking below the horizon …
Creator God, Our faith is enriched by believing that every person is somehow made in your image. Such a big idea, that people from …
The regular tick of a watch, The tick tock of a clock, The chiming as the hour is reached, The rising of the sun, The sun sinking below the horizon …