Greetings, Uniting in Prayer 2024 runs for 35 days during May and June and is an opportunity for the whole of the Uniting Church to come before God as we discern out future together.  One way to participate is through the daily shared prayer.  These prayers are drawn from people across the breadth of the…

Greetings, This coming Sunday is Pentecost, the day when Christians around the world celebrate the formation of the church, the day when the Holy Spirit came and called people into community as Christ’s body and blessed them. This day is a special day in the church calendar and we mark it by reading again the…

Greetings, We are mostly used to hearing patriarchal language describe God.  Father, Son and Spirit is used much more than Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer.  Yet throughout scripture we do find images of God as Mother if we know where to look.  As we approach Mother’s Day, and remember the women who are important in our…

Greetings, ‘A day without laughing is a day wasted. This insightful Charlie Chaplin quote is quite appropriate for today which is known as World Laughter Day.  We know that laughter is good for the soul and while it may not resolve complex situations, it does a great job of making us feel better. Despite our…

Greetings,A prayer from the Uniting Church as we reflect this Anzac Day … Lord God, who desires peace for all people,on this day we prayers to prayerfully,respectfully and thankfullyremember the contribution made by men and womenduring wars and conflicts and while training.We think of the many people killed in action,those who were wounded,and those who…

Greetings, If I asked you what was going on in the world, I’m sure that many of the things you shared would be the ‘bad news’ stories that we are bombarded with.  We witness injustice, find it hard to get our heads around why some things happen, and can think the problem is too big…