As your people

Acts 8:26–40 

We pray for open hearts,

minds enquiring

spirits searching. 

Like the court official

reaching for Holy One

travelling to the Sacred Home

of the people of God, 

may we travel Ethiopia

to Jerusalem distances

and more

to worship you

to gather together

as your people. 

We pray for open hearts,

minds enquiring

spirits searching. 

Like Philip, in tune

with Holy One, responding

to the call to go,

may we get up and go

with no more clarity than 'towards –' 

with trust

with joy

playing our part in the Body

of your people. 

We pray for open hearts,

minds enquiring

spirits searching. 

Like the unnamed foreigner

reaching for Holy One,

searching the Story for Spirit,

for meaning, for hope,

may we welcome fellow travellers

through these sacred traditions

and listen

and wonder

and enter the Story together

as your people. 

We pray for open hearts,

minds enquiring

spirits searching. 

Like Philip, open, ready

to run towards the unknown

to listen

to accept an invitation

to enter the story together, 

may we run

together to worship

together to celebrate

you

as your people. 

Amen.