28/08/2022

In church last Sunday we sang Community of Christ.  Perhaps you could sing or say this for the Prayer for Ukraine this week.  You might also like to listen to it on YouTube.

Light a candle, as a visible sign of the light of Christ, who is the light of the world.

Take a deep breath. Feel the breath of God that has given you life.

Centre yourself and pray…

Community of Christ,
who make the cross your own, live out your creed and risk Your life
for God alone:
the God who wears your face, to whom all worlds belong, whose children are of every race and every song.

Community of Christ,
look past the Church’s door and see the refugee, the hungry, and the poor.
Take hands with the oppressed, the jobless in your street, take towel and water, that you wash
your neighbour’s feet.

Community of Christ, through whom the word must sound –
cry out for justice and for peace
the whole world round: disarm the powers of war and all that can destroy, turn bombs to bread, and tears of anguish
into joy.

When menace melts away, so shall God’s will be done, the climate of the world be peace and Christ its Sun;
our currency by love and kindliness our law, our food and faith be shared as one
for evermore.

Amen