Hallo Tranmere
Community.
Today we celebrate
the birthday of Nelson Mandela.
The photo above shows the big screen at the new Adelaide Oval announcing his death.
Sheila and I were there and we found it quite emotional.
Barack Obama said at the Mandela eulogy:
“Ubuntu, a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift:
His recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye;
that there is a oneness to humanity;
that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us. . . .
He not only embodied Ubuntu, he taught millions to find that truth within themselves.”
The photo above shows the big screen at the new Adelaide Oval announcing his death.
Sheila and I were there and we found it quite emotional.
Barack Obama said at the Mandela eulogy:
“Ubuntu, a word that captures Mandela’s greatest gift:
His recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye;
that there is a oneness to humanity;
that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us. . . .
He not only embodied Ubuntu, he taught millions to find that truth within themselves.”
Mandela’s leadership can be characterised by 3 fundamental principles:
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Lead with love
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Low ego – high impact
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Move with the speed of trust
[quoted from a source I can’t recall]
Sursum
Corda!
Reflection
We know
Australians are doing it tough.
But in the
world’s most vulnerable countries 75% of people lack access to clean soap and
water: the most basic defences against COVID-19.
ü The Parish Choir members are saying
‘Hello’.
On Sunday the
Recessional hymn will be Go Now You Are
Sent Forth. Have a listen to this version and sing-a-long.
Last Thursday
I had a link to A Russian choir singing the
Lord’s Prayer.
I have learnt that the language used wasn’t precisely Russian, but the language “Church Slavonic”, an ancient liturgical language familiar to many Slavic-speaking peoples. So the hymn is common to many eastern European countries and perhaps specifically the Orthodox Church.
Having explained all that, I now find a beautiful version sung by a choir in the south of the Netherlands.
I have learnt that the language used wasn’t precisely Russian, but the language “Church Slavonic”, an ancient liturgical language familiar to many Slavic-speaking peoples. So the hymn is common to many eastern European countries and perhaps specifically the Orthodox Church.
Having explained all that, I now find a beautiful version sung by a choir in the south of the Netherlands.
Boredom busters
The Adelaide Guitar Festival was
cancelled due to the C-Virus. In the
wings of the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Guitar Festival favourites along with
some of Adelaide’s most talented emerging musicians recently came
together to collaborate on a series of exclusive mini-concert
recordings. – The Back
stage Sessions
BACKSTAGE SESSION 1 - KELLY MENHENNETT & BAND
BACKSTAGE SESSION 1 - KELLY MENHENNETT & BAND
ATF Press is the publishing arm of The Australian Theological Forum.
Move with the speed of trust - I like that!
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