Just a few thoughts
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"Don't judge each day by the harvest you
reap but by the seeds that you plant." -- Robert Louis Stevenson
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Take the first step. -- Darius Fisher
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May the nations of the world be transformed by
the Spirit into communities of welcome, mercy and compassion.
Reflections
ü Being A
Sanctuary for One Another
Ø Pope
Francis ahead of COP28: Stop the 'madness' of the 'fossil fuel era'
Just a few thoughts
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All of us who want to be close to Christ have
something to give up, so that we can have new life in Christ. – Christian Art
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"When you slow down, you feel. When you
feel, you heal. And when you heal, you grow. Sometimes slowing down is the most
productive thing you can do." – Anon
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We pray for the human family, that people
everywhere will be moved by the Spirit to renew the face of the earth.
Reflections
ü Pentecost Sunday
- Pentecost is
ongoing!
ü When everyone serves,
everyone is served.
Ø On
budgets, popes and thinking local
Just a few thoughts
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"The major value in life is not what you
get. The major value in life is what you become." -- Jim Rohn
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our
deeds will continue in others. -- Rosa Parks
·
Reconciliation Week – may there be consistent
efforts to close the gap so that discrepancies in education, health care, housing
and employment are real priorities for change.
Reflections
ü Sunday
Reflection – Frank Brennan
ü Let’s light
our little candle and let it shine.
ü Only
God can spring us from the trap of our imagined self-sufficiency.
Ø Ancient
Country, Younger Churches
Ø Holy
Spirit can bring harmony to a polarised Church: Pope Francis
Just a few thoughts
·
Say something positive, and you’ll see something
positive. -- Jim Thompson
·
"Life is life's greatest gift. Guard the
life of another creature as you would your own because it is your own. On
life's scale of values, the smallest is no less precious to the creature who
owns it than the largest." -- Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
·
Palliative Care Week in Australia - may governments, working with Churches and other
health care organizations, enhance end of life care for everyone.
Reflections
Ø Why
Laudato Si’ Week deserves your attention
Ø Reconciliation
with Indigenous Australia
Just a few thoughts
·
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for
tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. -- Albert Einstein
·
"Some poems don't rhyme, and some stories
don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing,
having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing
what's going to happen next." -- Gilda Radner
·
For this nation of Australia as we walk the way
of reconciliation, that in approaching the referendum on an Indigenous Voice to
Parliament, we will seek the help of the Holy Spirit.
Reflections
ü Peter
has been given a leadership role in the community
ü Sunday
Reflection -- Dreams
and Visions
Ø NATSICC
expresses support for Voice to Parliament
Ø ‘God
wants justice to reign’ – Pope Francis
Ø No-interest
loans help Australians get back on their feet
¯ Lead Us, Heavenly Father,
Lead Us
Just a few thoughts
·
"With repetition, your mind believes what
you feed it. Feed it love. Feed it faith. Feed it positivity. As often as you
can. If you don't, it runs its own course, which usually ends up being
negative. You have to make the conscious choice, over and over, until it
becomes default." -- Kristen Butler
·
Peace in the world starts with peace in oneself.
If everyone lives mindfully, everyone will be more healthy, feel more fulfilled
in their daily lives and there will be more peace. -- Thich Nhat Hanh
·
We pray for the people of Australia, that Sorry
Day (26 May) and the start of Reconciliation Week (27 May – 3 June) will draw
the nation together in a spirit of healing and hope.
Reflections
ü Next
Sunday reflection - The
Breath of God
Ø What is the 2023
Referendum?
Ø Budget
leaves low-income earners in poverty
Just a few thoughts
·
"Old gardeners never die. They just spade
away then throw in the trowel." -- H.V. Prochnow, Sr.
·
"Don't be offended when people don't seem
to get you. Not everyone recognizes brilliance." -- Linda Poindexter
·
We pray for all who are dying and for their
loved ones and carers, that National Palliative Care Week will highlight the
medical and pastoral care they can receive.
Reflections
ü Our
unity with God in Christ.
ü The
Ascension – feast of Christian hope
ü May we become closer to each other
and to God
Ø The Voice to
Parliament is a natural and necessary step towards practical reconciliation.
Ø Fighting
clericalism means empowering laity
Musical
Reflection
Just a few thoughts
·
"There are two ways to be rich: One is by
acquiring much, and the other is by desiring little." --Jackie French
Koller
·
The greatest mistake you can make is to be
continually fearing that you’ll make one. -- Elbert Hubbard
·
We pray for all celebrating Laudato si’ Week
(16-24 May in Australia), that they will kindle fresh hope for the earth and
hope for humanity.
ü Last
Sunday - Being
the continued presence of the risen Christ on earth
Ø City
procession honours Mary
Ø Week
of Prayer for Christian Unity
Ø A
Reflection on Interfaith Relations – Frank Brennan
Musical
Reflection
Just a few thoughts
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The most sincere compliment we can pay is
attention. -- Walter Anderson
·
"Instead of putting others down, try
improving yourself instead. The only person you have a right to compete with is
you. In the meantime, treat others how you'd like to be treated. One trait that
some of the best (communicators) share is empathy. A couple of kind words
cannot only make a person's day but earn you a friend and supporter for life.
For the rest of the week, whenever you see someone you want to judge
negatively, pay them a compliment instead. See what happens." -- Neil
Strauss
·
May the many Christian churches grow ever more
united in their witness to the life won for us by Jesus Christ.
Reflections
ü Eternal
life is a relationship with God and Jesus.
ü No
matter what life throws at us, we know God walks with us through it all.
Ø Summit
2023 hears case for ‘Yes’ vote in Voice referendum
Ø Charity
donation figures defy our idea of ‘kind and generous’ culture
Musical Reflection
Just a few thoughts
·
"The secret of getting ahead is getting
started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming
tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one." --
Mark Twain
·
Living is the art of getting used to what we
didn’t expect. -- Eleanor C. Wood
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May the Christian people of Australia move
energetically towards unity, reconciliation among peoples, and care of the
poor.
Reflections
ü Sunday
Reflection – Frank Brennan
Ø Participating
in the words and actions of the liturgy with a deeper spirit.
Musical Reflection
