We are called to welcome strangers,
Offer shelter, food and rest;
Heal the wounds of mind and body,
Showing love with true respect.
Those who flee from war-torn homelands
Or fear death for their beliefs;
Those who run from flood or famine,
Will we meet them in their grief?
Here we see our brothers, sisters,
Each the image of our God.
If we turn our faces from them,
We deny His living word.
He would have us feed the hungry,
Free the captive, tend the weak,
Care for all who now are helpless,
Offer respite to the meek.
If we fail to challenge falsehood,
If we bow to unjust laws,
Then the stranger's eyes will show us
God's own eyes which weep for us.
Let us pray as Jesus taught us,
"Father, let your kingdom come",
And with Christ-like loving kindness
We will welcome strangers home.
Give me a heart that will love the unlovely,
Open my eyes to the needy and lost,
Help me, O Lord, to show Your love in action,
Give, without counting the cost,
Give, without counting the cost.
Help me remember I'm empty without You,
Help me to find my strength only in You.
I can give nothing unless You first fill me,
Your love alone must shine through,
Your love alone must shine through.
Make me be willing to go where You send me,
Make me be ready to answer Your call.
Give me a heart that rejoices to serve You,
Sharing the best love of all,
Sharing the best love of all.
Are you thirsty? Are you empty?
Come and drink these living waters
Tired and broken, peace unspoken
Rest beside these living waters
Christ is calling, find refreshing
At the cross of living waters
Lay your life down, all the old gone
Rise up in these living waters
There's a river that flows
With mercy and love
Bringing joy to the city of our God
There our hope is secure
Do not fear anymore
Praise the Lord of living waters
Spirit moving, mercy washing
Healing in these living waters
Lead your children to the shore line
Life is in these living waters
There's a river that flows
With mercy and love
Bringing joy to the city of our God
There our hope is secure
Do not fear anymore
Praise the Lord of living waters
Are you thirsty? Are you empty?
Come and drink these living waters
Love, forgiveness vast and boundless
Christ, He is our living waters
There's a river that flows
With mercy and love
Bringing joy to the city of our God
There our hope is secure
Do not fear anymore
Praise the Lord of living waters
There our hope is secure
Do not fear anymore
Praise the Lord of living waters
Have you ever wondered how the God who made the universe,
And all the plants and creatures that you have ever seen,
The planets, stars, the moon and sun, is watching over everyone,
And still has time for tiny little me.
My God made crocodiles and antelopes, jellyfish and billy goats,
Elephants and spiders and buffaloes and bees,
Rattlesnakes and porcupines and ladybirds and butterflies,
And still has time for tiny little me.
My God made deserts dry and mountains tall, jungle vines and waterfalls,
All kinds of places where I have never been,
Forests green and oceans wide, the wind and rain, the sea and sky,
And still has time for tiny little me
And He knows how I feel every night, every day,
And He knows what I'm thinking and what I'm going to say,
And he's known all about me since before the day that I was made.
My God made mums and dads and great grandmothers,
Aunties, uncles and stepbrothers,
All the different people who are in my family,
Grandads, sisters, babies too and second cousins twice removed,
And still has time for tiny little me.
Crocodiles! Antelopes! Jellyfish! Billy goats!
Elephants! Spiders! Buffaloes! Bees!
Rattlesnakes! Porcupines! Ladybirds! Butterflies!
And still has time for tiny little me.
My God made deserts dry and mountains tall, jungle vines and waterfalls,
All kinds of places where I have never been,
Forests green and oceans wide, the wind and rain, the sea and sky,
And still has time for tiny little me
My God made mums and dads and great grandmothers,
Aunties, uncles and stepbrothers,
All the different people who are in my family,
Grandads, sisters, babies too and second cousins twice removed,
And still has time for tiny little me.
and still has time for tiny little me.
and still has time for tiny little me.
Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name,
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever.
Amen.
We are called to welcome strangers,
Offer shelter, food and rest;
Heal the wounds of mind and body,
Showing love with true respect.
Those who flee from war-torn homelands
Or fear death for their beliefs;
Those who run from flood or famine,
Will we meet them in their grief?
Here we see our brothers, sisters,
Each the image of our God.
If we turn our faces from them,
We deny His living word.
He would have us feed the hungry,
Free the captive, tend the weak,
Care for all who now are helpless,
Offer respite to the meek.
If we fail to challenge falsehood,
If we bow to unjust laws,
Then the stranger's eyes will show us
God's own eyes which weep for us.
Let us pray as Jesus taught us,
"Father, let your kingdom come",
And with Christ-like loving kindness
We will welcome strangers home.