Prayers of the People [1]

The saints of God

are united by the Spirit of God,

that we may know the great hope

to which we are called…

and that we may be empowered

to truly reflect the gospel…

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The saints of God are

united by the Spirit of God,

so that we may see

God’s vision of peace and justice

struggled for through the ages,

 realised within our time.

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The saints of God, like Jesus,

have a human face:

we laugh, we weep, we wait in hope.

We pray, we speak out,

we bring healing,

we invite others to join us.

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We struggle

with the way of the cross,

even as we celebrate the new life

which is ours

through the cross bearing

of our Lord.

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But God is God,

and Jesus is the Christ,

and the Spirit

will lift up our feet.

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Nothing can take away

the love of God in Christ

through which we,

the saints of God here and now,

are united with all the saints,

everywhere and forever.  Amen.

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[1] [Based on and adapted from Echoes of Our Journey  byDorothy McRae-McMahon, Joint Board , Melbourne.1995]