Here’s a liturgy of commitment to peace and global
justice. It was posted on the Uniting Church of Australia website.
Liturgy
We
believe in God,
creator
of the world and of all people;
and
in Jesus Christ,
incarnate
among us, who died and rose again;
and
in the Holy Spirit,
present
with us to guide, strengthen, and comfort.
We
believe.
Lord,
help our unbelief.
We
rejoice in every sign of God’s kingdom:
in
the upholding of human dignity and community;
in
every expression of love, justice, and reconciliation;
in
each act of self-giving on behalf of others;
in
the abundance of God’s gifts
entrusted
to us that all may have enough;
in
all responsible use of the earth’s resources.
Glory
to God in the highest,
and
peace to God’s people on earth.
We
confess our sin, individual and collective,
by
silence or action:
through
the violation of human dignity
based
on race, class, age, sex, nation, or faith;
through
the exploitation of people
by
greed and indifference;
through
the misuse of power
in
personal, communal, national, and international life;
through
the search for security
by
military and economic forces
that
threaten human existence:
through
the abuse of technology
which
endangers the earth and all life upon it.
Lord,
have mercy.
Christ,
have mercy.
Lord,
have mercy.
We
commit ourselves individually and as a community
to
the way of Christ;
to
take up the cross;
to
seek abundant life for all humanity;
to
struggle for peace with justice and freedom;
to
risk ourselves in faith, hope, and love,
praying
that God’s kingdom may come.
For
the kingdom, the power,
and
the glory are yours,
now
and for ever. Amen.
~ from the 15th
World Methodist Council, Nairobi, Kenya, 1986.
Posted in A Service of Remembrance posted on the Uniting
Church of Australia website. http://www.uca.org.au/
