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Welcome to the
5 Gold Prayer
Service
Welcome to 5 Gold’s Prayer Liturgy.We begin by acknowledging the traditional
custodians of the land: The Gadigal People of the Eora Nation,
upon whose ancestral land we are privileged to gather.
May we walk gently on this land.
All are welcome in this place in Christ’s name.
Please stand for the National Anthem
Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free;
We've golden soil and wealth for toil, Our home is girt by sea;
Our land abounds in Nature's gifts Of beauty rich and rare;
In history's page, let every stage Advance Australia fair!
In joyful strains then let us sing, "Advance Australia fair!"
Beneath our radiant southern Cross, We'll toil with hearts and hands;
To make this Commonwealth of ours Renowned of all the lands;
For those who've come across the seas We've boundless plains to share; With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair. In joyful strains then let us sing
"Advance Australia fair!”
This is the historic promise 189 world leaders
made at the United Nations Millennium
Summit in 2000 when they signed onto the
Millennium Declaration and agreed to meet
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
End poverty by 2015!
It’s up to us to make sure leaders
follow through on these
commitments. The "United Nations
Millennium Campaign" supports and
inspires people from around the
world to take action in support of the
Millennium Development Goals.
Reducing poverty and achieving sustained
development must be done in conjunction with a
healthy planet. The Millennium Goals recognize
that environmental sustainability is part of global
economic and social well-being. Unfortunately
exploitation of natural resources such as
forests, land, water, and fisheries-often by the
powerful few-have caused alarming changes in
our natural world in recent decades, often
harming the most vulnerable people in the world
who depend on natural resources for their
livelihood.
UN MILLENNIUM CAMPAIGN - GOAL 7 -
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
"My hope is that from the current global crisis there may
emerge a shared desire to create a new culture of
solidarity and of responsible participation, which are
indispensable conditions if we are to build the future of
our planet together."
Pope Benedict XVI - January 31st 2009
Prayer for A Just Climate
You created night and day.You separated the sea from the sky.
You gave life to all living creatures
and saw that it was good.
Help us to reconnect
with the majesty of your creation.
God of Love,
Fill us with your love for all
creation.Empty us of
apathy, selfishness and fear.
Inspire us to live simply and in harmony with creation.
Help us to be good stewards,
caring for all creation with self-
sacrificing and nurturing love.
God of Compassion,Breathe into us solidarity with all who suffer
nowand the future generations who will sufferbecause of our environmental
irresponsibility.
Help us to put people before profit
and ‘being’ before ‘having’.
God of Justice,Empower us to work together
as one global community,
To find creative and just solutions to
protect those most vulnerable in our
world, and all of creation for future
generations.
Move us into action for climate justice
and to restore your creation.Amen.
Prayer for
Water
Loving God,
whose son Jesus Christ called all who
were thirsty to come to him, believe and
drink,
Look in mercy on your people living in
dry lands, and struggling to survive
without access to safe drinking water.
Forgive our selfishness in life and
our misuse of our natural resources.
We commit ourselves to value
and care for your gifts to us.
May rivers of living water and practical
compassion for all who suffer flow out from our
hearts.
Refreshed by your Spirit, and following in the
way of Jesus Christ,
We will continue to serve you in the
people and creation entrusted to our
care.
Amen
Prayer for Food
Dear Lord,
We thank you for the blessings of
food, water, shelter, family and well-being.
As we enjoy healthy food, we will think of
those who struggle to feed their families
every day.
You taught us to pray.As we say “Give us today
our daily bread” we make that prayer also for the
millions who go hungry every day.
You fed the hungry.Inspire in us the commitment to follow your example, showing compassion in
action and sharing what we have with those who have less.
You cared for all.Help us to remember your
command
to love one another.
Help us to see you in each of our
brothers and sisters– especially those who are
in need.
You are the Bread of Life.Strengthen us
as we work
for justice in the world.
Help us to stand in solidarity with the poorest of the poor.
You came so that we could have life
and have it to the full.Our prayer is that this might be true for all.
We pray that communities and governments recognise our shared responsibility to be more
just in sharing the world’s resources.
Help us to care more deeply, live more
simply and share more fully.
Amen