Greetings …

My offering today is a poem called Compass, based on Jeremiah 17:5-10, and written by Jeff Shrowder.  It speaks into blessings and woes in our context.

                     Cursed are those enslaved
                        by technology, selfies,
                        social media;

                        elbowing their way
                        every upward to ‘success’
                        on a false summit;

                        wanting ‘next year’s’ now,
                        to discard it unfulfilled,
                        for another fad.

                     Blessed are those who stop,
                        take time to smell the roses,
                        gaze at the cosmos;

                        welcome the unknown
                        and rejoice in the ‘other’,
                        curious to learn;

                        their moral compass,
                        conscience, (such deep mystery)
                        guiding day by day.

My prayer is that you might remain curious to learn, and encounter far more blessings than woes.

Blessings – Rev  Heather Hon (she/her).