God of mercy, help me to remember: My ancestors came across the seas! Help me keep in my mind Those who came long ago And those who now come to our shores.

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God of mercy, help me to remember: My ancestors came across the seas! Help me keep in my mind Those who came long ago And those who now come to our shores.

As I face you in prayer, God of Compassion, I remember my country’s words: Send them back or Stop the boats. Then I fear, not your anger But the steady gaze of boundless love and unlimited compassion

That impel me to hear Jesus’ command: Love one another, as I have loved you Or Pope Francis’ call to open our hearts To a universal communion Which excludes nothing and no one.

Daring to step into such relationship, I pray For those forced to leave family, home and all they hold dear; May they find safe passage and helping hands..

I pray for an end to the wars and oppression that forced them to leave; I pray that those who welcome them are blessed in abundance are blessed in abundance. Harmony Day ( )" by DIAC images - Harmony DayUploaded by russavia. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons EPA/Tolga Bozoglu

And with deep humility and a heart hungry for justice, and a heart hungry for justice, I pray that we Australians, citizens and leaders,

Open our eyes, our minds and our hearts That we may see, understand and welcome our brothers and sisters.

May our change of heart penetrate to our beginnings As strangers in this land. May we allow those we displaced – the First People of this land – to welcome us. Then knowing, in humility, what it is to be welcomed,

We will know how to welcome the strangers who now come to our shores. This we ask in the name of Jesus your Son, In whom we are no longer strangers. Amen.

Acknowledgements: Australian Catholic Social Justice Council