Just a little prayer I commend to you:
Lord Jesus Christ, Shepherd and Bishop of our souls, we humbly beseech You that all the sheep of your fold may, by the power of the Holy Spirit they have received in the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation, be truly converted to You, and that they may always work for the good of your Flock and for the gathering in of every lost sheep; who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, world without end.
Amen.
I propose that
1) We replace the absentee monarch of Australia (who is also the Monarch of Great Britain) with an elected Australian monarchy.
2) The elected monarch exactly replaces the current monarch in the current constition.
3) The elected monarch has exactly the same powers, duties and responsibilities as those of the current absentee monarch. All the monarch's functions are carried out by his/her personal representatives (as is currently the case): federally by the Governor General, and in the states by the State Governors.
4) The Governor General and the Governors continue to be selected and appointed as they currently are, that is, by the premier with the approval of the monarch.
5) The monarch is elected to sovereignty over Australia for life, but his/her sovereignty is strictly non-hereditary.
6) The elective body is the "college of electors" comprised of the state governors and federal governor general.
7) The election of the monarch must be a unanimous decision on the part of the college of electors.
(It should end “live and reign” – for it is addressed to Christ: “You live and reign”, not “You lives and reigns”.)
Corrected. Thank you. I actually didn’t write it from scratch but used an earlier prayer. The error stemmed from the earlier form which I hadn’t checked properly.
No worries! It’s an easy mistake to make, since “who” is more often used with the third person than the second.
It reminds me of often hearing prayers made up on the spot that begin “Dear Lord Jesus” and end, a long time later, with “Through Christ our Lord”: now that’s a real mistake!
I’ve done that myself on occasion – usually at family prayers late at night.
The worst clangor I ever saw was the first draft of a prayer for the Feast of the Holy Trinity back when I was on the LCA department of liturgics. It began “O God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit” and ended “through Jesus Christ our Lord”!
Best rule: Address your prayer to the Father, through the Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit.