Dear friends,

I have put together some prayers for East Timor for daily use at Saint George’s
Cathedral in Perth. Some are original, and others are adapted from prayers in the Anglican
prayer book APBA.

You are welcome to use these if you find them useful.

A PRAYER FOR EAST TIMOR

Almighty God, we humbly ask for your aid and protection for the Australian  forces
serving in East Timor. Bless them in their peacemaking, and bring them safely home.
Protect all members of the multinational force, aid workers and members of the United
Nations, and through your love and mercy bring the peoples of Timor and Indonesia to live
in peace with each other and with the  world.

We ask this in the name of the one who gave his life for us, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

FOR MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE

Almighty God, we beseech you to extend your protection and support to those members of
the Australian Defence Force who are serving in East Timor.

Shield them from all evil; be their strength when they are set in the midst of many and
great dangers; and help them to do their duty with wisdom and with fearlessness. Keep them
under your protection, prosper their work in bringing peace and stability to that troubled
land, and bring them home in safety. We ask this in the name of the one who gave his life
for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Loving God, look with compassion on the families and loved ones, of those who serve in
our armed forces. Give your blessing and support to all who await their safe return, and
may their love and sacrifice give strong hope for lasting peace in our world. We ask this,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE

Gracious God and Lord of All, whose son taught us that Peacemakers are blessed in your
Kingdom; we thank you for those who have joined us in coming to the aid of the East
Timorese people in this their hour of need. We pray that through the co-operation and
common purpose of the multinational force in East Timor a lasting peace may be found.
Watch over them with your love, and prosper them in their peacemaking, so that violence
and oppression may cease, and justice may abound. We ask this in the name of the Prince of
Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

FOR AID WORKERS

Lord our God, we pray to you for those who bring healing and wholeness into a world of
sin and destruction. We pray for all who work in agencies of care, that those who seek to
feed the hungry, give shelter to the homeless, clothe the naked and bring hope to those in
despair may be blessed in all their work. May they perform their acts of mercy and
compassion in safety, and may the time quickly come when their work is done, and the
peoples of Timor can regain their homes, feed their children, and live in peace. We ask
this through him who taught that what we do for the needy we do for Him, even Jesus Christ
our Lord, Amen.

FOR THE PEOPLES OF TIMOR AND INDONESIA

Almighty God, ruler of all, in whose kingdom peace and righteousness abound; we pray
for the peoples of Timor and Indonesia, that at the end of this conflict they may live
together in peace. Take away prejudice, cruelty and revenge. Grant that barriers which
divide may crumble, suspicions disappear and hatreds cease, through Jesus Christ our
mediator. Amen.

cheers

 N+

Fr Nigel B. Mitchell

Precentor

St George’s Anglican Cathedral

Perth, Western Australia

Telephone +61 8 9325 5766

Fax +61 8 9221 4289

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