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from rev. sophie
Whilst walking the dogs on the beach recently, I ran into someone I knew. They asked me “What’s news” I really didn’t know what to say! It’s not like I’ve been going anywhere interesting or doing anything of note. It is a very hard question to answer.
Now, had she asked me today, we could have talked about the earthquake. It is fascinating to me, for so long, all we’ve had to talk about has been the pandemic, restrictions, and the protests. Now we have an earthquake to discuss!
There are plenty of funny memes/cartoons floating around about the seismic activity here in Melbourne, none of which appropriate for me to share here, alas!
One wonders if Mother Nature has been trying to tell us something for a little while now….
As we begin to look ahead to the re-opening based on vaccination rates, my eyes were drawn to my button box.
Yes, of course it was, what else would catch my eye?! It wasn’t’ because it is colour coded, I promise. Rather, I was drawn by the idea of buttons and what they are used for. We use buttons to bring things together, hold things up and to protect ourselves from too much exposure.
Buttons are for bringing together. You sew them on to shirts and when one falls off, you can feel exposed. As you can see from my collection, I have a variety of styles and colours. Each one has their own place and purpose.
What do we need to draw us back together as a community? The Wardens and I are meeting in the coming week and then later with Parish Council to decide how we open up when we are allowed to do so. Whatever decisions we make, to my mind, our goal needs to be to offer a welcome and safe place of worship and to reconnect once again with one another prayerfully and socially.
If you have ever sewn a button on, you know you have to do it by hand. It can be slow and fiddly. You have to make sure you line the button up with the hole, you need to make choices about colour and style. It’s not a quick fix. So too with reopening. Our goal is to bring us back together, but it will take time for us to get it right. Please be patient and please talk with us about your needs.
Grace, peace and love
Sophie
Now, had she asked me today, we could have talked about the earthquake. It is fascinating to me, for so long, all we’ve had to talk about has been the pandemic, restrictions, and the protests. Now we have an earthquake to discuss!
There are plenty of funny memes/cartoons floating around about the seismic activity here in Melbourne, none of which appropriate for me to share here, alas!
One wonders if Mother Nature has been trying to tell us something for a little while now….
As we begin to look ahead to the re-opening based on vaccination rates, my eyes were drawn to my button box.
Yes, of course it was, what else would catch my eye?! It wasn’t’ because it is colour coded, I promise. Rather, I was drawn by the idea of buttons and what they are used for. We use buttons to bring things together, hold things up and to protect ourselves from too much exposure.
Buttons are for bringing together. You sew them on to shirts and when one falls off, you can feel exposed. As you can see from my collection, I have a variety of styles and colours. Each one has their own place and purpose.
What do we need to draw us back together as a community? The Wardens and I are meeting in the coming week and then later with Parish Council to decide how we open up when we are allowed to do so. Whatever decisions we make, to my mind, our goal needs to be to offer a welcome and safe place of worship and to reconnect once again with one another prayerfully and socially.
If you have ever sewn a button on, you know you have to do it by hand. It can be slow and fiddly. You have to make sure you line the button up with the hole, you need to make choices about colour and style. It’s not a quick fix. So too with reopening. Our goal is to bring us back together, but it will take time for us to get it right. Please be patient and please talk with us about your needs.
Grace, peace and love
Sophie
