Posts by Louise Johnson
Advent 3: Where to lay their heads
This week we thought about how in working for justice there are times when it is imperative to stand firm, like rock, while at other times more can be accomplished…
Read MoreAdvent 2 : Peace to the Earth
Jan concluded her reflection this week with these words: “We each need to find our way to live in harmony with the earth. Although I have been seriously tempted to…
Read MoreAdvent begins
Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term…
Read MoreNational Day of Climate Action
Photo: Joe Armao from The Age Up to 30,000 Melburnians gathered in Treasury Gardens on Sunday to call for stronger action on climate change. Even though I took my camera,…
Read MoreReflecting on Luke 20:27-38
This fabulous image of a Frida Kahlo painting (you can read more about it here ) graced our orders of service this week as Steve reflected on the Luke passage…
Read MoreNational Day of Climate Action – November 17
September 2013 was the hottest September on record. The last 12 months were the hottest on record. The last summer was the hottest on record, breaking 120 records. Will this…
Read MoreListening, hearing
On Sunday we heard read Nelle Morton’s profound writing about hearing each other into speech. We decided to try an experiment to see if the natural world could also be…
Read More2013 Eco-Feminist Seminar
We began with lunch After that we went on a lovely meditation walk around CERES, which finished at the fire pit. Here we heard the Rumi poem that was so…
Read MoreSophia’s Spring Seminar – October 6, 2013
Don’t put blankets over the drum! Open completely. Let your spirit ear listen to the green dome’s passionate murmur. Rumi, 13th Century mystic poet Sophia’s Spring presents: “Lifting Blankets from…
Read MoreOcean Sunday Four Directions Prayer
We face East where the sun rises over the Merri Creek and all of creation celebrates the return of the sacred kingfisher . The frogs chorus, the crickets play their…
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