Creator God of peace,

Attentive to First Nations and Pacific voices, especially those from Tuvalu,
we hear creation groaning and communities crying out
as homes, cultures and futures are threatened by climate change.

Hold in your tender care those who live amid war and violence,
those displaced from their homes, and those longing for safety, dignity and hope.

Teach us that peace is more than the absence of conflict.
Peace is life in right relationship:
with you, with one another, and with the earth.
Its fruits are justice, reconciliation, belonging, and wholeness.
Turn our prayers into courage.
Move leaders to invest not in fear and destruction,
but in justice, climate action and the common good.
Draw us together, across our different faiths and traditions, as peacemakers
in our homes, communities and nations.

May your shalom flow throughout all creation—
for everyone, everywhere, every day.

In the name of Christ, the Prince of Peace.
Amen.

Prayer written by Rev Charissa Suli
President, Uniting Church in Australia