Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, Last Sunday, Elizabeth and I were lucky enough to receive an invitation to go out to lunch. It would have been easy to say ‘no,’ to head home and get back to work, but instead we said ‘yes,’ and I’m so glad we did. We visited a new restaurant,…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, How beautiful the two ‘musical’ windows look following their installation in our complex.  Undoubtedly, each window has a story behind its creation, but as I look at the colours and images in each, I am reminded of the words of Psalm 150. Praise the Lord:    For his mighty…

Greetings to the Koonung Heights Community, There is a familiar gospel story where ten lepers come to see Jesus.  After affirmation from the priests that they are all healed, only one returns to Jesus to give thanks.  We are taught from a young age to say ‘please’ and ‘thankyou’, they are small words but their…

Greetings – and a meditative poem, written by David Wagoner and entitled Lost, for the last week of the Season of Creation. Stand still. The trees ahead and the bushes beside youAre not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,Must ask permission to know it and be…

Greetings, During the week some of us have been gathering for the Seasons of Creation Bible Study. This week there was recognition that as a community we don’t find it easy to lament. We are not comfortable expressing grief and sorrow at how things are, and to recognise our part in this. There is a…

Greetings, This Sunday, 21 September, is International Day of Peace, a day that calls all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace. From peacekeepers on the front lines of conflict, to community members, to students in classrooms around the world, everyone has a role to…

Greetings, As we travel through the Season of Creation, I was interested to discover that September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. Forty years ago, nations came together under the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and agreed to take appropriate measures to protect people and…

Greetings, This morning, thanks to a live cross while watching the news, I found myself seeing humpback whales play in the waters of Hervey Bay, their chosen location to stop and relax during their migration.  The joy of their movements was reflected in the faces of the people watching them – creation together delighting in…

Greetings, With our focus on Asylum Seekers this Sunday, I have found myself thinking about a family we met when Elizabeth was in Prep.  She was buddied up with a little boy whose family entered Australia due to religious persecution – a dangerous journey that took them across many countries over a long time.  After…

Greetings, Since the middle of July, we have been looking at the intersection and connections between faith and culture during worship. We have explored music, politics, art, literature, poetry and science, and our last foray into this will be Civic Space. As we have explored together, I wonder where you might have found connections in…