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Scott Morrison breaks down in tears while addressing the crowd at Hillsong-style megachurch and speaks out about his call from Jesus before sharing his final message as Prime Minister: ‘I will triumph in the Lord’
- Scott Morrison struggled to maintain composure while addressing his church
- He lost the federal election on Saturday night – conceding to Anthony Albanese
- Mr Morrison was pleased the last speech he would give as PM was at church
- Anthony Albanese will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday morning
Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison breaks down in tears as he reads bible passages to churchgoers in Sydney following his landmark election loss.
The soon-to-be former Liberal leader conceded defeat to Labor’s Anthony Albanese on Saturday night – marking the end of his party’s nine-year reign.
On Sunday morning, Mr Morrison struggled to maintain composure while addressing the audience at Horizon Church, a Pentecostal church in the Sutherland Shire, in the city’s south.
‘Whether you’re a prime minister, a pastor, running a business, teaching in schools, working in the police force, it doesn’t matter,’ he told the crowd.
‘We’re each called to trust and obey. And that’s the life of faith He calls us to. That’s how we live our faith each and every day, regardless of what your job is, and to express it in how you do that.’
Outgoing Prime Minister Scott Morrison breaks down in tears as he addresses his church (pictured)
To his fellow churchgoers, he said: ‘You’ve given us a great foundation from which we could walk what has been a very difficult walk, I’ve got to tell you, over the last four years.
‘I’m very pleased that the last thing I say as PM is here. So I’m not going to rely on my own words.’
Mr Morrison collected his thoughts before quoting a passage from Habakkuk 3:17.
‘Even if the fig tree does not blossom, and there is no fruit on the vines, if the yield of the olive fails and if the fields produce no food, even if the flock is cut off from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls, yet I will triumph in the Lord,’ he read.
‘I will rejoice in the God of my salvation.’
The Morrison’s returned to Kirribilli House on Sunday after the election (pictured)
Scott Morrison (pictured at Horizon Church on Sunday) famously said in 2019: ‘I have always believed in miracles’
He then read a passage from the book of Micah: ‘As for me, I will be on the watch for the Lord. I will wait for the God of my salvation,’ he quoted.
‘My God will hear me. Do not rejoice over me, enemy of mine. Though I fall, I will rise. Though I live in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.’
Mr Morrison added: ‘May God bless Australia. May God bless our community. And may God continue to show his favour on this wonderful church family.’
The crowd applauded as he left the stage.
The soon-to-be former leader of Australia famously said following his 2019 victory against Bill Shorten: ‘I have always believed in miracles.’
Scott Morrison is pictured with his wife and daughters on Saturday night – after he lost the 2022 election
Anthony Albanese (pictured with Penny Wong, girlfriend Jodie and son Nathan) won the 2022 election against Scott Morrison
News polls pegged then-Labor leader Mr Shorten to win the top job, but Mr Morrison won by a landslide.
While his speech at the Fullerton Hotel in Sydney’s old GPO on Saturday night was a sombre affair, the father-of-two said he still believes in miracles.
‘Three years ago I stood before you and I said I believed in miracles. I still believe in miracles,’ he said, referring to his wife Jenny, and daughters Abbey and Lily.
It was initially believed that Labor would only win a minority government – with the figures teetering around 72 seats on Saturday night, which is four below the 76 target.
However, that figure jumped to 77 on Sunday morning – meaning Mr Albanese’s party will not have to form government with ‘teal’ independents and the Greens.
Mr Albanese will be sworn in as Prime Minister on Monday.
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