On Wednesday Night we reflected on Jesus’ words “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you … Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you.” Read More... from 11th Sunday After Pentecost A – 28th August...
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21st August 2011 – 10th Sunday After Pentcost A
Bill Armstrong, pastor of the Wynnum Manly Alliance Church, sends weekly words of encouragement to members of the Ministers Fraternal. In the midst of preparation for his surgery (on Thursday) Bill has continued to send these stirring thoughts to us all. Last week he wrote the following, which seems incredibly Read More... from 21st August 2011...
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9th Sunday After Pentecost- 14th August 2011
Last week I quoted from a book by Anselm of Canterbury, and spoke about our need to be diligent and purposeful in our search for a deeper relationship with God. I was reminded by our lectionary readings, however, that a longing after the divine is not confined to those who Read More... from 9th Sunday After Pentecost- 14th August...
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7th August 2011 – 8th Sunday After Pentecost A – Seeking God.
In our Wednesday evening Reflection we came upon a prayer by Anselm of Canterbury 1033-1109. It is found in his book “Proslogion” which was written to enable the uneducated to seek and find God. I quote (below) from the 1st chapter. Come on now little man, get away from your Read More... from 7th August 2011 – 8th Sunday After Pentecost...
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7th Sunday After Pentecost – 31st July 2011
By the time you read this reflection our MARKET DAY will be a “thing of the past, for another year”. As I write however, we are still counting down. I know most will breathe a sigh of relief… I think this is especially so for Joan (who has put so Read More... from 7th Sunday After Pentecost – 31st July...
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24th July 2011 – 6th Sunday After Pentecost
One of my favorite spiritual writers (or Christian mystics) is Anthony De Mello who tells a story about some people who were on a raft off the coast of Brazil. They were perishing from thirst, because, as you know, ocean water is too salty to be safely drinkable. What they Read More... from 24th July 2011 – 6th Sunday After...
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3rd July 2011 – 3rd Sunday After Pentecost A
I know that some of you have struggled with colds and flu this week. Others have suffered sadness and grief, and some have struggled with chronic illness. There have been funerals and worries aplenty too. My own week has not been easy either, and full of worrying news with regard Read More... from 3rd July 2011 – 3rd Sunday After Pentecost...
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Trinity Sunday – 19th June 2011
Why is it that we struggle to accept as truth, anything that we do not understand? Soon after we learn to talk we start to ask “Why?” and “How”, wanting to pin down and explain the “why’s” and “wherefores” of our existence in the hope that such knowledge will bring Read More... from Trinity Sunday – 19th June...
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Pentecost – 12th June 2011
This week I have struggled to write a reflection, mainly because I have been laid low with an infection which has made it difficult to keep my eyes open, let alone concentrate enough to write anything. I fall back on Wisdom from the Desert Fathers… these words ring true for me. Read More... from Pentecost – 12th June...
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7th Sunday Of Easter -5th June 2011
Listening to the news this week it has been hard to find anything really positive… in fact, I found myself weeping as I heard that Detective Senior Constable Damian Leeding had died, without regaining consciousness after being shot in the face in the line of duty. We heard of the Read More... from 7th Sunday Of Easter -5th June...
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