Prayers of Adoration & Confession

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The kingdom of God is justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
Come, Lord, and open in us the gates of your kingdom

God of the ages you speak through your prophets.
You put your word on their tongues, on our tongues
to cry out for justice, to seek peace, to speak with love.
You have made an everlasting covenant with your people
We turn to you again and again.

Jesus Christ, Word of God, kingdom maker
We listen to your voice, we yearn for your truth
to renew the world, to turn all things upside down.
Your kingdom is not from this world, it is within.
We turn to you again and again.

Holy Spirit, Breath of Life, change bringer
We feel the rage building, the tide turning
the longing for the old to pass away, for a new dawn.
Your breath sustains us, empowers us, lifts us up.
We turn to you again and again.

The kingdom of God is justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
Come, Lord, and open in us the gates of your kingdom

God of the ages we confess that we are not enough
and yet we know that you are and so we turn to you.
Forgive us, fill us with your power.

Jesus Christ we confess that we do not always listen
to your voice but we know that you love us always.
Forgive us, fill us with your truth.

Holy Spirit we confess that the fire in our bellies
makes us uncomfortable and we try to put it out.
Forgive us, fill us with your passion.  Amen

Jesus speaks truth to power in Pilate’s headquarters.
Let us rejoice as we hear and respond
to Christ’s words of grace to us
‘Your sin is forgiven’
Thanks be to God.  Amen

The kingdom of God is justice and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit
Come, Lord, and open in us the gates of your kingdom

Saide Cameron, offered for worship 21/11/2021, Christ the King B

SONG: The Kingdom of God © 2001 Taize Community, Ateliers et Presses de Taize
from More Voices (146) United Church of Canada, Woodlake Publishing Inc.

Prayers of the people

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God of the ages we bring you our broken hearts
There is so much darkness, despair and loss in our world.
We pray all who are suffering the impact of the pandemic
And in particular we pray for indigenous communities
here in Australia and around the world.
We pray for all who are suffering and will suffer
the impacts of climate change and share our
grief and despair arising from the outcomes of COP26.
Help us to work for justice and peace and joy.

Jesus Christ, Kingdom maker we bring you our hope
The voices of prophets are rising in the church and beyond
crying out for justice and peace and joy.
We pray for church leaders everywhere who add their voices
of love and longing to the daily clamour around us.
We pray for our Elders commissioned today
for our whole Church Council and Ministry Team
for the many committees who guide and shape our ministries.
Help us to truly be the gates of your kingdom.

Holy Spirit, change bringer we bring you our joy.
As we emerge from many months of upheaval
our joy is tempered by complex emotions and experiences
And so we pray for our widespread community,
for all who are fragile, anxious, fearful, unwell and lonely.
We pray for the Olive Way and Asylum Seeker Welcome Centre.
We pray for the people being held in detention centres.
We pray and give thanks for all who offer support and care.
Help us to be your people, your voice of love.

Saide Cameron, offered for worship by Ray Cameron, 21/11/2021, Christ the King B