02/06/2026
Prayers for the church.
๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ: ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐
Spirit of the living God,
we come as your people, Pilgrims of the Spirit;
a Church on the move,
trusting that you are already at work among us.
Across this wide land,
and from our life together in Victoria and Tasmania,
we give thanks for the many ways your Spirit is stirring;
in congregations and communities,
in ministries of care, justice, and witness,
in voices both strong and quiet,
calling your Church forward.
You call us into relationship;
with one another, with this land,
and with the First Peoples who have held story, faith, and wisdom across generations.
Teach us to listen more deeply;
not only to what is familiar, but to the voices we have not yet fully heard.
Shape us as a covenant people,
committed to truth, shared responsibility, and faithful action.
Christ who gathers us,
you remind us that we are not who we are in isolation.
We belong to one another.
And so we ask:
where are we yet to listen?
Who is present among us, but not yet heard?
And what is your Spirit inviting your Church to become?
As Pilgrims of the Spirit,
lead us beyond what is known and comfortable,
into the wider life of your kingdom;
where diversity is honoured,
belonging is nurtured,
and unity is shaped in love.
Renew your Church,
that we may listen with humility,
walk with courage,
and share in your work of justice, healing, and hope.
And in this season of prayer,
bind us together as one;
one Church, many voices,
held in the grace of Christ,
and led always forward by your Spirit.
Amen.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ถ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฝ๐๐น๐ฎ
๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ
