Reflections
“We are transformed by our empathetic engagement with perspectives that are different to our own. And, we find our goodness in every moment of compassion and loving kindness that emerges in the space between us as we share our lives together,” says The Rev’d Sue Grimmett
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Greetings from the World Council of Churches regional presidents to the fellowship of Churches around the world celebrating the birthday of the Church on Pentecost, to be celebrated on Sunday 23 May 2021
“The Ascension points both to an event in history, the last resurrection appearance of Jesus to his disciples, and to the purpose of Jesus’ victory on the cross, the taking of our humanity to God. However, I think that we need to face up to some problems,” says The Ven. Keith Dean-Jones OGS
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity in Australia will be observed from 16-23 May 2021 in the week between Ascension and Pentecost – download resources created by the ecumenical Monastic Community of Grandchamp and adapted by the NCCA’s Faith and Unity Commission
“This is a sung prayer to further open our hearts to the passionate necessity of living the Christian life in ways that seek justice, truth and compassion, and demonstrate the Divine delight in laughter and joy, healing and blessing,” says The Rev’d Canon Dr David Cole
“The powerful tune has an energetic pulse and an irrepressible melody which reflects the sweeping quality of the text, invigorating and interpreting it with a sense of reflection and exciting reality,” says The Rev’d Canon Dr David Cole on this new Australian hymn, which is perfect for the forthcoming Pentecost Season
Bishop Jeremy Greaves asks, “What if we actually believed everything we prayed and said and sang in our worship?”
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