Posts by Jeanette Acland
Care in Our Grieving Community
On Tuesday this week my husband Andrew turned 70 years old, but the bubbles we put in the fridge that morning are still there unopened, because that day we went…
Read MoreHolding opposites…
Readings for the day Hosea 6:6, Matt 9:9-13, 18-28 It feels to me that today I’m weaving with disparate ideas and uncommon threads I have a pile of something…
Read MoreSoil, beautiful soil by Marilyn Chee
Season of Creation 5 by Sue Hall Pyke
Anchors of Hope – Two My feathers of hope are falling out so I’ve been asking others what gives them hope. My daughter-in-law pointed me to Colombia’s renewables policy. The…
Read MoreSeason of Creation 4 – 2 Bird Corridor by Julie Perrin
The Bird Corridor In the early 2000’s my cousin and her husband moved from central to Northeast Victoria after they had decided that their family farm would become unviable in…
Read MoreSeason of Creation Anchors of Hope – One by Sue Hall Pyke
Anchors of Hope – One Hope is starting to feel quite slippery. I save myself by grasping the stems of baby trees and lowering them into the ground. Over the…
Read MoreSeason of Creation – Golden Kelp Restoration by Christina Rowntree
Good News Stories in Season of Creation 2 Golden Kelp restoration in Port Phillip Bay During Sacrededge Festival at Queenscliff this year, we heard a good news story told by…
Read MoreSeasons of Creation 1 Ocean-Safe Plastic by Leigh Cook
Scientists at the Riken research institute in Japan have collaborated with the University of Tokyo to develop a plastic that will remain strong but will be able to fully break…
Read MoreResurrection and Life – Life and Resurrection
Last week we heard the story of Lazarus. We know that Lazarus is Jesus’ friend, that he died, his sisters are grieving and also accusing Jesus for being late as,…
Read MoreEaster Saturday/Sunday reflection by Carla Cummins (who is living with cancer)
I came out of my personal Easter Saturday not too long after sharing it with you. Tombs are not places I can stay for very long. Same goes with valleys…
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