We celebrate spring’s returning
and the rejuvenation of the natural world.
Let us be moved by this vast and
gentle insistence that goodness shall return,
that warmth and life shall succeed,

We praise you, O God, for creating humankind in your image,
and giving all human beings a common genetic makeup
regardless of race, gender or ethnicity.

Through the example of Mary MacKillop,
may we learn to recognise God’s will for us
and trust in God’s providence.

Lord, today brings
Paths to discover
Possibilities to choose
People to encounter
Peace to possess
Promises to fulfil