Australia Day weekend prayer of thanks and confession

Loving God, we live in an amazing place

And there’s so much to be grateful for here. 

For beaches and big waves for boogy boarding

For juicy peaches and lamb chops

For everyone being able to go to school (even if we don’t always feel like that’s what we want to do.)

For being free to believe what we want to believe

For peace and feeling safe

For police and health workers and teachers

And places to go if we need help.

For electricity and clean running water

For wide open spaces and fresh air.

These things are so good.

Thank you God.

But sometimes we take good things for granted

And forget to be grateful.

We’re sorry.

Sometimes we’re no good at sharing

and want to keep all the good things to ourselves.

We’re sorry.

Sometimes we’re not good at being mates.

We’re  sorry.

Sometimes we don’t give people a fair go.

We’re sorry.

Help us to live as grateful, welcoming, fair, loving people of God.

Amen.