Prayer of Adoration:

Ever living God,

you are infinite, yet compassionate

In you we live, and move, and have our being.

One with us in Jesus Christ,

You share our life and our death,

flowing through us as living water

you quench our thirst

In you we live, and move, and have our being.

Holy one, we adore you

Holy Wisdom, we adore you

Holy Spirit, we adore you

Accept our praise we bring today and forever. Amen

Invocation:

Come to us, O God of surprising grace

Break into the places in our lives

Which we think are not worthy of your entry

And show us the measure of your love for us

Break through into newness

In all our life together, O God

In the wonder of your transforming presence. Amen

Prayer of Confession:

We come to God,

Knowing that we have failed to obey the call of Jesus

To love God and love one another with our whole being

But we also come to God who reaches out to us

With healing and reconciliation

Let us pray together

 God of all mercy, give us grace today to make a fresh start

We know we have not loved you with our whole heart

Nor have we loved our neighbour as ourselves.

As we hope to be forgiven

Teach us to forgive

And lead us forward in a new life

Where neither grudges nor resentment have a part

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Declaration of Forgiveness

If we confess our sins,

God is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins

And cleanse us from all unrighteousness

Hear then Christ’s word of grace to us

“Your sins are forgiven.”

Thanks be to God

Prayers of the People

We have received a spirit of adoption

And the Spirit of God assures us

That we are God’s children

In the Spirit. We lift our prayers to God

In this confidence, let us pray

God of creation and Sustainer of all of life within it, who offers us hope through the resurrected an ascended Jesus, and the gift of the Spirit as surety for life beyond what we know, Lord hear us.

Lord hear our prayer

We pray for our Ministry Agents and Chaplains who are ministering within our communities during these uncertain times.

We pray for UnitingCare and Blue Care as they minister to those who are reaching out for assistance

For those with disabilities and the elderly within their care. 

Grant them the necessary gifts and graces and the wisdom to use them. Lord hear us.

Lord hear our prayer

We pray for our Politicians, Health Workers and those on the front line who are daily stepping up

to care for the community
We pray for those in positions where difficult decisions have to be made –
Grant them an overflow of your compassion, with strength and peace. Lord hear us,

Lord hear our prayer

We pray for those in our communities who are struggling – may we find genuine ways to encourage and uplift them.

We pray for those in our communities who have lost or reduced their employment.

Grant them hope for a renewal of a productive life, and grant all of us the will to share each other’s burdens.

Lord hear us,

Lord hear our prayer

We pray for those folk dear to us who suffer in different ways, with ill health and debilitating afflictions of body and mind…   We name these aloud or within our minds…

Grant them your peace.               Lord hear us,

Lord hear our prayer in the name of the resurrected and ascended Christ.

Amen

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come,

your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us today our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.

Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil,

For the Kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,

Now and forever.  Amen