We invite you all to send in your prayers, write them, draw them, mould them, shape them and email them to us at minister@gungahlinuniting.org
We will collate them and create something each week made up of the prayers of our community.
I Thought: A Prayer
by Keree Louise Casey
I thought I would try something different today.
you know – be strong and not let the world get me down.
I’ll stand my ground and not get pushed about.
I thought I would try something different today.
you know what I mean – find my voice and name the issue.
I’ll sing my way through the day rather than remain silent.
I thought I would try something different today.
you know – change my sense of powerlessness into power.
I’ll believe in myself, be kind to me and I will love me.
I thought I would try something different today.
you know what I mean – I’ll take the risk to trust.
Trust myself, trust the process, and trust God.
I thought I would try something different today.
you know – take a deep breath, and let my heart feel.
I’ll reach out and touch the face of God.
God of the known and unknown, the seen and unseen.
we are always in your presence
in our waking, and in our sleeping
in our playing, and in our working
in our despair, and in our hope
in our pain and in our joy.
Nothing escapes your attention.
Hear the cries of the powerless and offer them hope
Give them strength to continue the journey of life
Open the eyes of the powerful
so that they see the injustice and pain they precipitate
Invite us all to share the possibilities of life
Possibilities of inclusion, mutuality,
reciprocity, respect, safety and love.
The whole of humanity waits expectantly,
whether we know it or not.