Calling for Volunteers - South East Queensland

This week we have just observed Anzac Day.  It is a National Day of Remembrance in Australia and New Zealand commemorating all Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations.  And on this day, we have had the opportunity to express our thanks for the contribution and suffering of all those who have served their countries.

“I enjoyed working with a team to help build a prosthetic hand and learning about the impact that community organizations have, both locally and internationally”

“The spiral is the age-old intuitive symbol of spiritual development and our identity with the universe. It is found in cultures the world over… As ‘re-volution’ or ‘re-evolution’, the spiral progression is symbolic of the transpersonal route to that higher level of consciousness. “ (Geoff Ward - The Pattern of Existence).

No scene setting required. God is in the place, in the kids, in the chaos, in the connection to each other and the natural environment, in the bravery to come, make new friends and be authentically who they are created to be, of accepting who others really are.  Of showing enthusiasm and actually trying one’s best because what else would you do?

Everyone on the news had been excited all week. The children at school were given special glasses. We sat outside at home watching intently the changes in the brightness of the sun and listening to how nature around us was reacting….

If you are like me you still have an half-eaten Easter Eggs in the fridge or on a bedside table, maybe I am an outlier here, but for me,

The room was pitch black then suddenly green laser beams crisscrossed the darkness and left little room to move without bumping into them.  The object was to move from one wall to another and touch a glowing hand embedded in the opposite wall. It was way beyond my agility but the children manoeuvred the space quickly; their combined efforts and coordination meant that they worked out nimble solutions for the obstacles they faced. I was impressed, they were way too quick for me!

It’s not too hard to imagine the devastation and grief the followers of Jesus must have felt as they were confronted with his crucifixion on the cross.  However, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary felt it their duty to go and visit the tomb where Jesus was laid and take spices prepared for his body.  And so early on the Sabbath morning following the crucifixion they went to see the tomb.

It’s not often you get asked “What do you think heaven is?”…