Author: Arnie Wierenga

PENTECOST 10

There
are many
threads to be
woven, unwoven,
untangled and perhaps
even cut off, sewn in or patched over.

Rev. Amanda Nicholas

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PENTECOST 9

They
can’t stand still,
it has been so exciting,
all the new experiences, the
words tumble out as they want to share it.

Rev. Moira Dodsworth

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PENTECOST 8

When
it comes to
the news cycle
I carefully curate what
comes in, reading headlines
to fence off stories of despair and pain.

Rev. Arnie Wierenga

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PENTECOST 7

They
want to know
where he got it, as if
he won it in a late-night poker game
or stole it from a
sleeping giant.

Rev. Jennie Gordon

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PENTECOST 6

When
we look upon
one another with a
Jesus glance and a lens of love,
we recognise that we are
all created within the
divine community.

Rev. Amanda Nicholas

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UNITING CHURCH ANNIVERSARY

He was
a maker of
fine leather goods
and I a woodturner. I
remember this day because
he said something that stunned me.
“You know we shouldn’t
be talking to
each other.”

Rev. Arnie Wierenga

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PENTECOST 4

the
gardener …
must relinquish the
seed of the old, in order to
re-create for the new season.

Rev. Deacon Wendy Elson

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PENTECOST 3

it’s the
work on the
ground that matters –
loving, caring, feeding the hungry,
housing the homeless.

Rev. Moira Dodsworth

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PENTECOST 2

he would
want the church
to know and share
their ‘treasure in clay jars.’

Rev. Sandra Houghton

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TRINITY SUNDAY

News
reports, social
media, advertising, well-
meaning friends, historical
understandings, political lobbyists,
unions, song lyrics and more
all bombard
us

Rev. Amanda Nicholas

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