‘Almost Pentecost’
HOMILY: Ascension registers departure and letting go, not as abandonment but as blessing. Ascension means we are close to Pentecost as exclamation on the season of Easter, as celebration of Christ re-embodied.
‘Sustained by a vision’
HOMILY: When I was 20 years old, I heard Nelson Mandela speak in Sydney at a prayer service for the people of South Africa. It was one of the most moving occasions that I can recall because it was, for me, the first time I truly realised what it means for someone to be sustained by a vision.
‘Making all things new’
HOMILY: “Look for me where you are going to find me,” Jesus says, “love one another.”
Transforming art
SATURDAY ART WORKSHOP: Micaela Christie will lead the workshops in May. All materials and lunch provided. Gold coin donations gratefully received.
Prayer for Mother’s Day
PRAYERS: We offer prayers of thanks and love for our mothers …
‘We play by ear …’
HOMILY: Today’s homily plays/prays within the fold of belief and belonging … belonging and hearing … hearing and following. When we hear the divine voice, the call, what do we hear? What is happening?
Transplant a mature tree
GARDEN TIPS: How to transplant a mature tree.
Visio Divina – ‘Into the present’
MEDITATION: We note various connections with the psalm: the green light and green chair (vacant/welcoming), the (reflective) table, the cup, the checkerboard floor-tiles (darkness and light), the quiet/peaceful mood.
‘The story reverberates’
HOMILY: I cherish this gospel, which offers good news for awkward and confused disciples, good news for impetuous and penitent disciples, good news for the hard-working and hungry, for any who dare go deep into mystery, for all in need of protection, nurture and community.
‘To touch and be touched’
HOMILY: “To touch and be touched simultaneously is to be connected with others in a way that prises us open” (Richard Kearney) …
