As we continue our Winter Appeal to help people in our local and nearby communities, let us focus on some simple but powerful words from two great ladies, Catherine McAuley and Mother Teresa. The prayer is taken from the Australian Catholic Social Justice Council and it reminds us of our call as Christians.
A prayer for eradicating poverty
Creator God, Your image is alive in every human person
giving to each of us an inviolable dignity.
Create in us a desire to act in solidarity, the ability to work together
and a willingness to share with others
our time, our energy, our skills and talents and our wealth.
As we share and enjoy the fruits of your creation,
restore in us your vision of a world made whole,
and inspire us to commit ourselves to the common good.
Gracious God, give us ears to hear, eyes to see and hearts to love
so that we reflect you in our way of life,
and in our choices, words and actions.
Jesus is the good news to the poor.
As his followers, may we recognise the call to be the same.
Amen.
"The poor need help today, not next week." — Catherine McAuley
