Loving God,

Thank you for our Holy Cross family.

Help us to treat each other with love and respect, celebrating our diversity.

Thank you for our community, a family that works, plays, learns, and prays together.

Help us to be one inclusive community in this love.

Thank you for the gift of those who serve.

Help us to be kind, compassionate and forgiving.

Thank you for all creation and Country – for the reef, rivers, mountains, creeks, and animals.

Help us to be stewards of our Earth, living in harmony.

We call upon Your Holy Spirit to help us to make a difference, using our gifts and following in the footsteps of Your Son, Jesus.

Amen.