Prayers of Adoration & Confession

Watch or 5:17

God you are our still point, the constant source of love in our lives.
We breathe in your love, we are nourished, we are renewed.
You hold us when our hearts are breaking
You lift us up and send us out to love as you do.
We love you, we adore you.
Forgive us our constant frailty,
our inability to trust in the face of so much suffering.
Forgive us as we turn again and again to you.

Heavy our hearts that are burdened,
Tired our hearts that are pained,
Weary our hearts that are broken;
Come to our aid.

Jesus your love knows no borders, you welcome all.
We breathe in your love, we are nourished, we are renewed.
You speak words of peace into our hearts
You call us to follow you, to speak truth to power.
We love you, we adore you.
Forgive us our constant stumbling
Our inability to believe that we can truly make a difference.
Forgive us as once more we commit to following you.

Comfort our hearts that are lonely,
Melt our hearts of stone,
Gentle our hearts with compassion;
Come, make us whole.

Holy Spirit, dream whisperer, you shape our loving and living.
We breathe in your love, we are nourished, we are renewed.
You set our hearts on fire with love for the world.
You send us out to open doors for those in need.
We love you, we adore you.
Forgive us our fear and uncertainty,
Our distraction amidst the clamour of anger, hate and despair.
Forgive us we open ourselves to receive the gift of your power.
Amen

Shelter our hearts by your loving,
Tender our hearts by your care,
Heal our hearts by your promise;
Come, hear our prayer

Jesus said ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.
I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.’  Acts 14:27
So, friends, be at peace and know that in Jesus’ name
Our sin is forgiven
Thanks be to God

Saide Cameron, offered for worship 22/0/22, Easter 6C

Heavy our hearts, Trisha Watts & Gabrielle Lord, from All Together All Right, (656)
© Willow Publishing Pty Ltd. PO box 1061 Dee Why NSW 2099

Prayers of the people

Watch or 44:31

Loving God, still point in our lives, we pray for the world.
We hold the suffering of the world before you and pray for peace.
We pray for people everywhere whose lives are in peril
From war, climate change, disease, dislocation.
We pray for the peoples of many African nations, of Ukraine and Afghanistan.
We pray for their leaders, for all who work for peace,
for harmony, healing and an end to war, conflict and suffering

Lord Jesus Christ, lover of all,
trail wide the hem of your garment.
Bring healing, bring peace.

Jesus, peace maker, we pray for the church.
We give thanks for the 16th Assembly meeting of the Uniting Church.
We pray for Assembly members now returned to their homes,
for President Sharon Hollis and all who support her
for the many and varied expressions of the Uniting Church in Australia
across the country as together we seek to participate in
Christ’s mission in the world through worship, witness and service,

Lord Jesus Christ, lover of all,
trail wide the hem of your garment.
Bring healing, bring peace.

Holy Spirit, breath of peace, we pray for our community.
We pray with hope in our hearts for our newly elected government, we pray
That one day all people will be welcomed and have a safe place to live
That our leaders will be moved to respond to the threats of climate change
That all who work in health care and education with be acknowledged and supported
That people of every age, gender, ethnicity will know they are valued and loved.
We pray for harmony and healing and an end to hate, greed, loneliness and despair.

Lord Jesus Christ, lover of all,
trail wide the hem of your garment.
Bring healing, bring peace.

Saide Cameron, offered for worship by Ray Cameron, 22/05/22, Easter 6C

SONG:  Lover of all, by John L. Bell, from Together in Song, Harper Collins Religious
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