Guided Prayer Sessions Mon-Fri 8:30am-9:30am
Church is open from 9am-5pm for private prayer
Resources for Prayer
“The heart of Christian prayer is getting over the idea that God is somewhere a very, very long way off, so that we have to shout very loudly to be heard. On the contrary: God has decided to be an intimate friend and he has decided to make us part of his family and we always pray on that basis.” Rowan Williams
A prayer to guide your week...
Holy One, Christ, Spirit:
we come to you from the midst of our individual days-
different as each passing moment of a Queensland sky-
different and full of our own needs, hopes, expectations.
We come to you in our differences,
and yet you invite us to be one body, one people, one creation
beloved and singing praise of you.
Amen
Prayer for the Environment
By Dr Philip Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne:
For years now, scientists have been warning about the danger of climate change through the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Most of us chose either to ignore them or were confused by those who insisted they were wrong.
Now the evidence is clear, we all need to be part of reducing carbon dioxide emissions if the earth is to remain a place of habitation. We need to recognize that what we are facing is a moral crisis, not just a practical one. The impact of sea level rises and changing rainfall patterns will have devastating effects on some of the most vulnerable of the world’s people.
A decade ago, the international Anglican Communion agreed that striving to safeguard the integrity of creation was a key responsibility. The ‘five marks of mission’ of the worldwide Anglican Communion included the responsibilities: to preach, proclaim and teach the Gospel; incorporate new believers; to respond to human need; and to address the unjust structures of society, as well as to safeguard the integrity of creation.
We Pray:
Creator God, we thank you that you show your face to us in wilderness and desert places. We praise you for the deep places of the sea, and for coastlines smashed by surf and caressed by gentle waves. We praise you for the sun-baked, wind-swept lands, and for rocks and mountains older than human memory. We praise you for the rivers that sculpt the plains, and for salt lakes that wait for the blessing of times of flooding. We praise you for the fragile life that flourishes in places too hot, too cold, or too dry for human comfort, and for forests rising through tropical rain and cool southern mist. We thank you for showing your glory in creation to the first people of Australia, and for their long and careful custody of the land. We thank you for new ways of protecting the land so that future generations may also rejoice in your handiwork. Give us grace to recognize your wonders in the dust at our feet and the haze on the horizon, and in all the creatures you have made, in their astonishing diversity. And give us voices to praise you in awe and gratitude, both now and for evermore. Amen.
The Revd Canon Rachel McDougall
By Dr Philip Freier, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne:
For years now, scientists have been warning about the danger of climate change through the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Most of us chose either to ignore them or were confused by those who insisted they were wrong.
Now the evidence is clear, we all need to be part of reducing carbon dioxide emissions if the earth is to remain a place of habitation. We need to recognize that what we are facing is a moral crisis, not just a practical one. The impact of sea level rises and changing rainfall patterns will have devastating effects on some of the most vulnerable of the world’s people.
A decade ago, the international Anglican Communion agreed that striving to safeguard the integrity of creation was a key responsibility. The ‘five marks of mission’ of the worldwide Anglican Communion included the responsibilities: to preach, proclaim and teach the Gospel; incorporate new believers; to respond to human need; and to address the unjust structures of society, as well as to safeguard the integrity of creation.
We Pray:
Creator God, we thank you that you show your face to us in wilderness and desert places. We praise you for the deep places of the sea, and for coastlines smashed by surf and caressed by gentle waves. We praise you for the sun-baked, wind-swept lands, and for rocks and mountains older than human memory. We praise you for the rivers that sculpt the plains, and for salt lakes that wait for the blessing of times of flooding. We praise you for the fragile life that flourishes in places too hot, too cold, or too dry for human comfort, and for forests rising through tropical rain and cool southern mist. We thank you for showing your glory in creation to the first people of Australia, and for their long and careful custody of the land. We thank you for new ways of protecting the land so that future generations may also rejoice in your handiwork. Give us grace to recognize your wonders in the dust at our feet and the haze on the horizon, and in all the creatures you have made, in their astonishing diversity. And give us voices to praise you in awe and gratitude, both now and for evermore. Amen.
The Revd Canon Rachel McDougall
Intercessions
The intercessions are a part of our weekly worship when we pray for specific problems of the world, issues from our community and sufferings known to us and our loved ones. These intercessions are part of our church services and a list of those needing our prayers are included in the service sheets (although details are not published). If you wish to add a name or a current concern to our prayers and the healing service please let us know.
Prayer Requests
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