2nd Sunday after Pentecost (Te Pouhere Sunday) - 18 June 2006
June 6, 2006
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading Isaiah 42:10-20
Second Reading Acts 10:32-43
Gospel John 15:9-17
Theme
We who are many are one body
Sentence
“Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.”
1 Corinthians 10:17
Collect: Te Kaupapa Tikanga Toru
We are committed to a Three Tikanga relationship that is centred on the Lord’s Table and planted in the whenua of the South Pacific.
We cannot presume to come to this Holy Table trusting in our own righteousness, but in our need for God and each other.
From the baskets of our tikanga journeys, we offer all that we have and are, and all that we shall become.
Most merciful Lord, Your love compels us to come to the table of unity, regardless of our differences. We bring our unique identities, serving with mo’oni, asha, tamata dina, loto onosa’i, humility, and aroha. May we all be sanctified through your grace and remain united until eternity.
Amen.
Contributed by
TORU Anglican Centre for Youth Ministry Studies
This collect is a prayer developed as a Guiding Principle for TORU’s work. It was put together by 21 youth leaders and representatives from Aotearoa-New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Western & American Samoa.
TORU focuses on providing three Tikanga education, training, and resources, for Anglican youth leaders. For more, see our website at www.toru.org.nz
Glossary for the collect:
Mo’oni (Tongan) truth
Asha (Hindi) hope
Tamata Dina (Fijian) faithfulness
Loto Onosa’i (Samoan) patience
Aroha (Maori) love
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