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 4: Spirit, Listening and Covenant

God of covenant and transforming communities, for 49 years you have gathered your people
across the width and breath of the church like woven mats rolled out to welcome all, across
islands, cities, and generations.

Through calm rivers and rough seas, through change and new beginnings, Your Holy
Spirit has continued to move among us. Sometimes like the rushing wind at Pentecost o and
other times like waves upon the Moana but always calling us back into covenant with you and
with one another.

As we celebrate the life of the Uniting Church, God teach us again and again how to listen.
Like the disciples gathered at Pentecost (Acts 2), may we recognise your Spirit speaking
through many voices and Talanoa, held together by grace. Similarly, like 1Samuel 3:10 in the
night, may we answer, “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.”

God, we remember the Moana (ocean) and Fonua (land) that sustains life, but it groans under
rising seas and wounded creation. Teach us to listen not only to one another, but also to the cry
of the earth and may we do all that we can to protect it for generations still to come.

Remind us that covenant is a living promise. Like ancestors guiding the vaka by the stars,
trusting that even in unfamiliar waters, you are present and leading still.

God, continue to shape us into your Church, that listens deeply as your covenant people,
guided by the Holy Spirit.

In the name of Jesus we pray, Amen