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In a recent telephone interview, I was asked how the church should be praying for those suffering through intense drought. I don’t normally do phone interviews, but because of the drought, I hadn’t been able to visit my family in Gympie for over two years. [...]

by Pastors Norman & Barbara Miller, Centre for International Reconciliation and Peace, Cairns. Intention Putting a priority on the things that really matter. Scripture “Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it [...]

Another news report warned of major disruptions to city traffic in cities around the country in the name of demanding climate change action. As a farmer's wife dealing with the effects of our current drought, my only thought was that they would do a lot [...]

by Rev Dr Peter Barnes, Moderator-General, Presbyterian Church of Australia Intention God is holy and demands obedience from His people. Scripture “If you walk in My statutes … , then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its [...]

by Brian Pickering, National Coordinator, Australian Prayer Network Intention To call the nation to repentance, so that God may heal our land. Scripture “... Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your [...]

by Kym Farnik, Ruach ha-Kodesh Ministries Intention The challenge of the drought, strength of the Church and the humility to ask for rain relying on God's grace. Key Scriptures 2 Chronicles 7:12-16 Ezekiel 22:30 Acts 14:17 Reflection We in Australia are a nation of sinners [...]

by Warwick & Alison Marsh, Faith & Family Advocates, Canberra Declaration Intention To encourage us all to look to Jesus for the grace to repent and the grace of renewal to see the rain come! Scripture“Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom [...]

The team at the Canberra Declaration, after much consultation with Christian leaders, feels challenged to call the Nation to Pray & Fast for rain in October. James Condon, the Chairman of the National Day of Prayer & Fasting, and the Executive Team of the NDOPF [...]

Have you ever been laughed at, ignored, or just considered silly for doing something? How did it make you feel? Did you feel so bad that you actually stopped doing what was close to your heart? Or were you so committed to the project that [...]

If you were to go to a service set aside to pray for rain, would you take an umbrella with you? "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease." ~ Genesis [...]

The team at the Daily Declaration invite you to join with many churches across Australia praying for an end to the drought this Sunday and in the coming weeks. We need to see a breakthrough for our farmers and for our nation. Many country towns [...]