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 12: Gathered in Sprit

God of life,
Holy Spirit, poured out on all people (Acts 2:17),
You speak in every language and gather all, into one body in Christ.

As we approach the 49th Anniversary of the Uniting Church in Australia,
we pause as one Church to pray, to listen again, to be renewed, and to be made one in You.

Quiet our hearts, Lord,
so we may hear Your voice, in stillness and in the voices of one another.
For Your Word calls us to be “quick to listen” (James 1:19)
and reminds us that we belong to one body (1 Corinthians 12:12).

Teach us to listen across cultures and stories.
Open us to the gifts of CALD communities, whose faith and resilience enrich Your Church.
Form in us humility, patience, and love.

(Samoan) Ia e a‘oa‘o i matou, le Atua e, e fa‘alogo ma le loto maulalo,
Teach us to listen with humble hearts.

We give thanks for the First Peoples of this land and the covenant we are called to honour.  Guide us to walk humbly, act justly, and love mercy (Micah 6:8).

Agaga Pa‘ia e, fa‘afouina lou Ekalesia,
Holy Spirit, renew Your Church.
Heal division, widen our listening, and draw us together in Christ,
who breaks down every dividing wall (Ephesians 2:14).

Ia tasi i tatou i le alofa o Keriso,
Make us one in the love of Christ.

Weave us together as many voices, one Spirit, a people of renewal, reconciliation, and hope.

In Jesus’ name we pray.
Amene.

Rev Malcolm Scanlan
Mission Accompanying Team
Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod