Worship Reflections from August 2023
27 August 2023
The world fills with the beauty of diversity, whether in cultures, languages, or geographical locations. Uniting Church is also blessed with its own diversity in culture, language, tradition and theology. In Act2 Report, there are 1672 local communities in 6 synods and 33 presbyteries. There are more than 45 languages (including first people languages). I believe Manningham UCA is also blessed with your own diversity. Our reading this morning from Paul’s letter to Corinthians, mentions the Church as the body…
20 August 2023
Text: Matthew 15:21-28 Title: Crossing the Line Introduction That annoying Canaanite woman is at it again and not even Jesus can catch a break. Every three years that annoying woman comes along to disturb us. The way the anonymous gospel storyteller that we call Matthew tells his story, this annoying woman exposes Jesus for the human being that he was and shatters our illusions of Jesus the god-like super-hero. I know we could just look the other way. We could…
13 August 2023
…these are the days of miracle and wonder… For the last couple of weeks, a song from my youth has been playing in my head. You might know it too. These are the days of miracle and wonderThis is the long distance callThe way the camera follows us in slo-moThe way we look to us all, oh yeahThe way we look to a distant constellationThat’s dying in a corner of the skythese are the days of miracle and wonderAnd don’t…