The first priority in Archbishop Mark’s Apostolic Priorities for the Archdiocese of Brisbane, documented in With Lamps Ablaze, is Teaching Prayer. He says, “Often we urge people to pray but don’t really teach them how to pray… Now is the time to teach ways of prayer which are mature and all-embracing. Christian prayer begins not with speaking but with listening; and learning to pray is therefore learning to listen – to listen even to the silences of God. If all we do is speak, then in the words of Jesus we “babble like the pagans” (Matt 6:7). But if we speak after listening and in response to God who always has the first word, then we speak according to the mind of the Holy Spirit. That’s what we need to teach and learn. In the Gospel of Mark, we read that Jesus called the twelve apostles to himself, first of all, “that they might be with him” (3:14). This is where the mission starts: being with Jesus, which is what prayer is.”

Join us for our new weekly series, Let’s Pray, where we invite you to pray along with us. Each week we will invite you to pray a new prayer with us – maybe you don’t know what to pray, or want to pray along with someone, or want to practice your faith through prayer. Our Let’s Pray series is for everyone.

Following their incredible performance in January, we’re excited to share with you Emmanuel Worship’s song called “King Jesus”. We invite you to praise and worship the living God through this song, which serves as a reminder that we should not be afraid, as Jesus is always by our side, leading and empowering us to live in His Kingdom. It also celebrates Jesus’ divine presence and leadership, reaffirming our faith in His reign. Let’s pray.

• A Song of Divine Presence

  A Song of Divine Presence

  Author: Archdiocese of Brisbane

  
  Hello everyone, and thank you so much for joining us today. Thank you so much for taking the time to pray with us. I’m Dom, this is Maddie and this is Michael, we’re from Emmanuel Worship. And we’re going to pray with music today, we’re going to use music to praise and to worship the living God. This song is called King Jesus.

  Verse 1:
  We will not fear for You are close Lord
  We will not fear for You are near to us Lord,
  Even when we don’t see You
  You are here, You are here

  Chorus:
  Oh Jesus, the one who never leaves us
  The one who has freed us
  To live in His Kingdom
  Oh Jesus, the one that we believe in
  The one who will lead us
  To live in His freedom,
  King Jesus woah woah

  Verse 2:
  We will not fear for You walk beside us
  We will not fear for You make a way for us
  Even when we don’t see You
  You are here, You are here

  Chorus:
  Oh Jesus, the one who never leaves us
  The one who has freed us
  To live in His Kingdom
  Oh Jesus, the one that we believe in
  The one who will lead us
  To live in His freedom,
  King Jesus woah woah

  Bridge:
  Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah,
  our God reigns, our God reigns
  Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah,
  our God reigns, our God reigns

  Chorus:
  Oh Jesus, the one who never leaves us
  The one who has freed us
  To live in His Kingdom
  Oh Jesus, the one that we believe in
  The one who will lead us
  To live in His freedom,
  King Jesus woah woah

  Thank you so much for praising with us today. For worshipping our King, our Lord Jesus, the living God. Thank you so much for praying with us today. In Jesus name, Amen.

  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.