Uniting in Prayer is an invitation for the whole Church to slow down, listen deeply to God, and reconnect with one another across cultures, communities and distances.

From Pentecost Sunday on 24 May to the 49th Anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 June, we are embarking on a shared season of national prayer.

Over these 30 days, 30 voices from across the Church will come together. Each day, a new voice will lead us in praying as one body around a single, unifying question: “What does it mean to be woven together in Christ's love across cultures and boundaries?”

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Day 27: One body, many members

Lord Jesus, thank you that we are united around our new life in you, which gives us our identity as the body of Christ.

Thank you that we are united around our common mission to make disciples who make disciples, which gives us our purpose.

Thank you for your word in the Bible that teaches us how to function in unity, on mission, as your body in the world.

Father, forgive us where we have disengaged from your mission of making disciples who make disciples because personal preference, the love of control, being married to the method rather than the mission, was more important to us than adapting to reach the next generation.  Father, forgive us that the UCA we steward today is so much smaller than what you gave us in 1977.

Father, renew the heart of your body collectively and of its members individually with your love for the lost.  May your love be our motivation and what sustains us in your mission in our day.

Holy Spirit, enliven and empower every member across all your local churches as you empowered Jesus Christ. 

Enable each member to use their spiritual gifts to love and serve others, so that together we can do all the things Jesus did as he promised us. 

Lead us to those people far from God and guide us in our interactions so that they will experience Jesus' saving love, power and grace through us.

Gift and call leaders and teams who can lead the local church in its mission and plant new churches.

 Amen.

Rev Scott Button
Chair, Generate Presbytery
South Australia