Still me LordStill me, so that I can hear you Meet me hereStill me, I want to learn to love you Take me deepMeet me in the darknessBring your truthBring your lightStill me Lord! Julie Connah
Category: Aussie
Be Still In My Embrace
My child, My precious child, I love you! Come, rest in my arms of love. Be still in my embrace. Let me hold you during the storms. Let me comfort you in the dark times. For I know you. You are so precious to me; You are my beloved. My child, Be. Be what I made you to be. Be…
Prayer For Rain
Good and Gracious God You are Lord of creation, by and through you Word all things came into being. Creator God, we pray for those areas of our country where drought has lingered long and where the land has become grey and desolate with waiting. Lord, pour out your blessings of rain upon the parched and thirsty regions of our…
ANZAC Dawn Prayers
God of love and liberty, We bring our thanks this day for the peace and security we enjoy – won through the courage and devotion of those who gave their lives in time of war. We pray that their labour and sacrifice may not be in vain, but that their spirit may live in us and in generations to come.…
Facing Injustice Slander Imprisonment
Litany for those facing injustice, slander, and false imprisonment (written in response to the Trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin, Mark 14:53-65) Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord Jesus, by your unjust arrest, by your silence in the face of false accusation, and by your telling of the truth when it mattered most: Save…
Love & Lament For Straya
Love And Lament On Australia Day Dear God, Thanks for ‘Straya’. For cricket and barbies at the beach, For the bush and the open sky, for our simmering summer! I truly do love Your ‘land of the long weekend’. Today I am filled with love and lament for ‘Straya’. I pray for those who ‘Straya’ has hurt: For…
An Australia Day Prayer
God of grace, God of life, hear the cries from the heart of Australia: The cry of the farmers, struggling for survival in the face of change and uncertainty, seeking direction, shaping the future. The cry of the cities, busy and noisy, with so many people who need to learn to live together in peace. The cry of Aboriginal communities,…
An Old Man’s Song
What else can I do, a weak old man, but sing hymns of joy to you God? If I were a magpie, I would do it the magpie’s way. If I were a brolga, I would do it with elegant dance. But I am a thinker, so I will praise God not just with my lips but with mind and…
Prayer Of Mary McKillop
In you, O God, I take shelter let me never be disappointed. In your justice, rescue me, deliver me. Turn your ear to me and save me! Be mine, O mountain of strength! Send your decree – deliver me, for you are my rock, my fortress! For you alone are my hope, God my sovereignI have trusted you since my…
For Defence Forces
Eternal God, the only source of peace, We pray for all who serve in the defence force of this land. Give them courage and comfort in danger, Patience in waiting, and discipline in the just use of force. Help us to seek for all people The freedom to serve you and each other in compassion and peace. We ask this…
A Prayer For Australia
Lord Of All, Creator of Australia, We bring our gratitude for the diversity and wealth of this land and its people; for its weathered old mountains, fertile valleys, and vast plains, for its riches of soil, forest, land, fruit and food, for the first Australians, who know and love this land deeply, for the diverse people who now call Australia…
May God Bless You With Foolishness
May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, superficial relationships, so that you will live deeply and truly. May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people so that you will work for justice, equality and peace. May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection,…