Posts by Rose Kentwell

Greetings, I have been conscious in recent conversations of people remembering what it was like when they could … I came across the following reflection which speaks into this so…

Greetings I wonder if any of you own an old family Bible?  It might be that it is a fairly new edition, a wedding gift, or it might be one…

Greetings … You are welcome – I am welcomeWe are welcome to be Jesus’ friend The invitation of the Triune God (creator, liberator and comforter) is addressed to each of…

Greetings … National Reconciliation Week is upon us again.  According to the Reconciliation Australia website (www.reconciliation.org.au) the week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories,…

Greetings … Psalm 98, the psalm for this Sunday, opens with the following words:    O sing to the Lord a new song,   for he has done marvellous things. Throughout…

Our gospel reading for this coming Sunday comes from John 15:1-8.  This is the passage that contains the last ‘I am’ statement of Jesus.   ‘I am the true vine’ is…

Greetings … It seems impossible to not mention the fact that this coming Sunday is Anzac Day, a day of special significance in Australia and New Zealand.  While Anzac Day…

Today’s Gospel reading, from Luke 24: 36b-48 ends with the words: You’re the witnesses!! For Luke, to fulfil the hope of the resurrection is to tell the story of Jesus…

Easter Greetings …Writing in the middle of Holy Week I am mindful of the desire to rush towards Sunday and the resurrection, for it is a much easier place to…

Greetings … As we approach Palm Sunday and Jesus is welcomed into Jerusalem, I have been thinking about how it is that I welcome Jesus, and how that welcome is…