A version of these intercessions were read by the author at St James’, King Street in Sydney on the 18th of October 2020. The service may be watched online and features the Choir of St James’ singing work by Ralph …
God of all creation and renewal, Bring healing to this burning land! We pray for darkened skies,Now choked with poison,This dry and blistered earth,And all your hurting creatures. We pray for firefighters and volunteers.And thank you for their selfless love,For valour …
As the rector of my church drew attention to the words of Anglican Archbishop Glenn Davies exhorting us to vote NO in the Same-Sex Marriage postal plebiscite, one of my friends turned to me and said: “I grew up in …