To seek to transform the unjust structures of society. To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and to sustain and renew the life of the earth. These Marks are being encouraged in the Diocese through Spiritual Renewal, Local Ministry, Building Missionary Congregations and links with the World Church. The church leaders of all the main denominations in Essex and East London have distributed a prayer card to all church members to encourage prayer for the Millennium. A copy of the card is reproduced below.
Further copies are available for churches to distribute in their communities.
Lord God, we thank you for calling us into the company of those who trust in Jesus Christ and seek to follow him. Through your Holy Spirit, lead us to journey deeper into the mystery of your love, to be stronger in the bond of unity and to be bolder in the ways of witness and service to the world. Give us the courage to invite many others to join us together in pilgrimage, for the glory of your holy name. The Church's aim in the Millennium is to forge a link in people's minds between the year 2000, the name of Jesus Christ and the possibility of personal meaning and public hope. New Start for the World's Poor through positive action to reduce the inequality between rich and poor nations.