Tag: spirit
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Called for the Life of the World
Feb 2, 2025Jeremiah 1:4-10 The misconception about ‘call’ is that it’s for the select few, the saints of our history, the prophets of our past or the preachers at our pulpits. But the fact is, we are all called. We are all born into this time and place with our unique gifts and graces for…
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The People of Pentecost
Today I find myself studying the ancient Biblical Hebrew language in a cafe, sitting next to two girls in hijabs on lunch break from the Muslim High School across the street. The waitress – a boisterous, punk, pink-haired barista – is learning French from her colleague who immigrated from France when she serves me my…
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This Fish Bowl
I haven’t written in a while. It’s bee hard to articulate and respond to the world through poetry or prose as Melbourne went into stage 4 lock-down last Monday. I have found myself lost trying to figure out what’s happening in the mood or energy of this city and the mood and energy within myself.…
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Emerge
All will emerge they say… Who are they anyway?Those mystics, philosophers, musicians and artistswho wonder and dream and sit still on grass planes… All will emerge If I just sit as stilland watch the world flutter by If onlyIsathere. All will emerge If I let myself join in this fluttering symphonyand remain free within meLike…
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Where she lives
(A response to 1 Kings 19:1-15) Listen quickly to the sounds all around,buzzing cars, espresso machines, coal mines digging up the ground The wonder of humanity and its constant exploration, of things hidden and distant, entering the puzzle of creation. And as wonderful and convenient as technology has become, I wonder if it distracts us,…
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Trinity Sunday
Trinity Sunday was last Sunday and it was a day that marked, coincided and complimented the start of Pentecost. The spirit is with us, it is always with us, it has always been with us. The recognition of this doctrine that the church has deduced from our scripture (the term ‘Trinity’ isn’t actually in the…
by Rev Alisha 