Perhaps some of you know the story about the ladder that has been on a ledge of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for over 150 years. The church that claims to be on the site of Jesus’ burial and resurrection has an equally well known reputation for being one of the most fraught and ... (read more...)
Creating Loving God we pray for our world,
We think about countries that are at war
We think about countries that are suffering from drought or floods.
We pause and ask for your peace
Peace to the land
Peace to the seas and rivers
We remember before you Aotearoa the land of the long white ... (read more...)
Every culture has its way of marking out what is sacred, special, to be respected, and what is ordinary and needs no special respect. For instance, in Maori and Pacific culture you may eat specially consecrated food like communion bread and wine in a place of worship, but you don’t eat ordinary ... (read more...)
