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Pray 4 Rod

February 4, 2008

10:00 am

Today and 10am Rod Dungan has major heart surgery. Many of you know Rod from upper room project and generally being infamous in the UCA youth scene and developmental assets scene,. Please join me in praying for a successful operation, a quick recovery and peace for Rod and his family during this time.

Prayer 4 issues of global poverty

Sorry about the late posting… this email was buried in my inbox calling for people pray for issues of global poverty - last Sunday. Luckily I believe God is not constrained by time and space This has been initiated by the Heads of Churches throughout Australia.

“There has been some discussion over the last week about what level of overseas aid is appropriate for Australians to contribute to our neighbours in need. The UCA, along with many other Churches, supports the UN Millenial Development Goals through the Micah Challenge and other groups. On Wednesday a meeting of national “Heads of Churches” met in Sydney and has asked that Australia take a bi-partisan approach and act in accordance with its commitment to these UN Millenial Development Goals. In the case of overseas aid this is 0.7% of Gross National Income.

The sixteen “Heads of Churches” signed this statement and, in doing so, asked Christians to pray this Sunday for issues related to world poverty. This email is to bring this request to your attention and to ask you to add your prayers to those of other Christians in Australia on this continuing and pressing human need.”

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NZ police arrest activists/mates

Below is an email from friends in NZ

Kia ora folks

Apologies for the silence!

In case you haven’t heard the NZ Police have made raids on properties all over the country today arresting Maori activists, environmentalists and peace movement members under the new ‘Terrorism Suppression Act’ - the government is claiming there are secret military style training camps deep in the national parks run and/or attended by these activists.

Sam who attended the first SPCA conference last year was arrested this morning at his home (which is also a bicycle workshop and community
centre). And a good friend of Nick’s from Hamilton is also being held with no knowledge of what she is being charged with.

For regular updates see: www.indymedia.org.nz
Other info at: www.scoop.co.nz and www.stuff.co.nz

Please pray and raise your voice - apparently a demonstration is planned for Melbourne and centres around NZ.

We are currently contemplating what response we should make in solidarity with those who have been detained and in
opposition to this blatant abuse of power.
Peace,

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Prayer for Leadership

Give us, O God,
leaders whose hearts are large enough
to match the breadth of our own souls
and give us souls strong enough
to follow leaders of vision and wisdom.
In seeking a leader, let us seek
more than development for ourselves—
though development we hope for—
more than security for our own land—
though security we need—
more than satisfaction for our wants—
though many things we desire.
Give us the hearts to choose the leader
who will work with other leaders
to bring safety
to the whole world.
Give us leaders
who lead this nation to virtue
without seeking to impose our kind of virtue
on the virtue of others.
Give us a government
that provides for the advancement
of this country
without taking resources from others
to achieve it.
Give us insight enough ourselves
to choose as leaders those who can tell
strength from power,
growth from greed,
leadership from dominance,
and real greatness from the trappings of grandiosity.
We trust you, Great God,
to open our hearts to learn from those
to whom you speak in different tongues
and to respect the life and words
of those to whom you entrusted
the good of other parts of this globe.
We beg you, Great God,
give us the vision as a people
to know where global leadership truly lies,
to pursue it diligently,
to require it to protect human rights
for everyone everywhere.
We ask these things, Great God,
with minds open to your word
and hearts that trust in your eternal care.
Amen.

—Joan Chittister
Joan Chittister, OSB, is executive director of Benetvision
www.benetvision.org

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