At Katoomba Easter Convention, Peter Adam showed us how to pray prayers of lament, faith, justice and hope while living on the Edge of Eternity. His prayers were shaped by the book of Habbakuk and served as a great reminder of the wonderful future we can look forward to when Jesus returns. 

How long, LORD, must we call for help, but you do not listen?  
Or cry out to you, ‘Violence!’  but you do not save?  
Why do you make us look at injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing?  
Destruction and violence are before us; there is strife, and conflict abounds.  
The law is paralyzed, justice never prevails.  
The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. 
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- Habbakuk 1:2-4

Heavenly father, there is sin in our hearts, our lives, our ministries. There is sin in our churches, sin in our nation, and sin in our world. Please act in justice and mercy for the sake of your glory, your grace, your gospel, your honour, and our good. 

Help us to live by faith in you, Lord Jesus Christ, when your church is sinful, when the world is sinful, when you delay your judgement, and when you come again to judge all people. 
We praise you, God of our salvation, for we are justified, forgiven and accepted freely, through the redemption that came by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as we trust in his blood shed on the cross. 

Lord God, our heavenly Father, help us to live by faith in you, and in your Son the Lord Jesus Christ and his gospel. Please help us live as your servants in your church and your world, trusting you our righteous judge, and following the example of your Son Jesus in suffering and service. 
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We pray in the name of Christ, your Son and our saviour. Amen 

​Lord God, our heavenly Father, help us to live by faith in you, and in your Son the Lord Jesus Christ and his gospel, praising you, God of our salvation, and knowing that we are justified freely through the redemption that came by the atoning sacrifice Jesus Christ, as we trust in his blood shed on the cross. 

Help us to live by faith in you, Lord Jesus Christ, when your church is sinful, when the world is sinful, when you delay your judgement, and when you come again to judge all people. 

Help us to live by faith in you, Lord Jesus Christ, as you redeemed us from God’s curse, and not trust in our own good works of life or ministry. 

Help us to live by faith in you, not to shrink back or throw away our confidence, but to persevere in faith to the end, and so be saved.  

Lord, we believe: help our unbelief. 

Heavenly Father, help us to live by faith in your gospel promises when we doubt, when our faith is tested, when we face trials and temptations, when we are ill, when we are busy, when we are distracted, when we are persecuted, when we have sinned, when we need to put sin to death and live to righteousness, when our love is weak, when our hope fades, when our good works falter, when we are weak and frail, and when we face our death. 

Help us to live by faith. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen 

Hallelujah! For the Lord God Almighty reigns! 

We praise you, our mighty God and saviour, the great Lord and judge of all, and ruler of the nations. We praise you for your power, glory, justice, mercy, grace, kindness and compassion in the Lord Jesus Christ, his saving death and mighty resurrection, the king of kings and lord of lords. 

We pray for our nation Australia, and for all the nations and empires of the world.  

We pray for those who have become wealthy by extortion, theft, plunder, destruction, and bloodshed. Bring them to repentance, bring down the mighty, and exalt the humble and meek. 

We pray for those who have made themselves safe by unjust gain, and by the ruin of others. Bring them to repentance, bring down the mighty, and exalt the humble and meek. 

We pray for those whose civilisations are built on bloodshed and injustice. Bring them to repentance, bring down the mighty, and exalt the humble and meek. 

We pray for those who have demeaned and disgraced others for their own pleasure. Bring them to repentance, bring down the mighty, and exalt the humble and meek.  

We pray for those who trust in false gods of their own creation. Bring them to repentance, bring down the mighty, and exalt the humble and meek. 

We pray for those who have slaughtered your people. Please bring them to repentance, and to faith in the Christ whom they have persecuted. 

May the earth be filled with the knowledge of your glory in Christ crucified and risen, as far as the waters cover the sea. You rule and judge all people from your holy temple. May every mouth be silenced because of your judgment and amazed at your mercy.

May every knee bow at the name of Jesus, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. 
May your name be hallowed, your kingdom come, and your will be done.
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Come, Lord Jesus. Amen 

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O LORD, how long shall we cry for help, and you will not hear? 
Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? 
Why do you make us see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? 
Destruction and violence are before us; strife and contention arise. 
The law is paralysed, and justice never goes forth. 
​For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted. 

Lord God, our heavenly Father, help us to live by faith in you and in your Son the Lord Jesus Christ and his gospel, praising you, God of our salvation, for we are justified freely through the redemption that came by the atoning sacrifice of Jesus Christ, as we trust in his blood shed on the cross. 

Help us to live by faith in you, Lord Jesus Christ, when we are sinful, your church is sinful, when the world is sinful, when you delay your judgement, and when you come again to judge all people. 

LORD, we have heard of your fame;  
We stand in awe of your deeds, LORD.  
Repeat them in our day,  
in our time make them known;  
in wrath remember mercy.  

Though the fig tree does not bud  
and there are no grapes on the vines,  
though the olive crop fails  
and the fields produce no food,  
though there are no sheep in the pen  
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet we will rejoice in the LORD, 
we will be joyful in God our Saviour.  
The Sovereign LORD is our strength;  
he makes our feet like the feet of a deer,  
he enables us to tread on the heights.  
We praise and magnify him forever! 

Praise to you, our great and mighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen 

Balancing life on the edge of eternity can be a difficult thing.

​We can feel torn between our present life on earth and our future reality with Christ in eternity. Like exiles and foreigners, we can feel caught between worlds as we long for Jesus to bring us into our spiritual home. While some days on earth are joyful and fulfilling, other days can feel lonely and disheartening. Although we know that God is with us, our hearts, minds and bodies continue to fight against sin and death.

At Katoomba Easter Convention, we will be exploring the theme 'Life On The Edge Of Eternity'. To prepare your heart for KEC, here are 9 promises to spur you on as you wait on the edge of eternity:
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