Justice and Advocacy – Loneliness
Loneliness can touch anyone, no matter their age or stage of life. It might come with the loss of a loved one, a move to a new city, a relationship breakdown, or simply feeling unnoticed in the busyness of life. Whatever the reason, loneliness leaves a deep ache — the sense that no one truly […]
Justice & Advocacy – First Nations
Creator God has blessed us with the oldest living people and culture here on these lands we now call Australia. However, since colonisation, our First Nations peoples have been treated with indignity. They have experienced loss of land, culture, language, and they have lost many precious lives. We have the opportunity to listen, lament and […]
Justice and Advocacy – Creation Care
God created humankind in God’s image and entrusted creation into our care. Recent generations have not fully appreciated the fragility of creation. Rather than serving and keeping creation, we have exploited and despoiled it. Creation is groaning, crying out to God. Let’s rediscover creation care in the Bible and walk more lightly on God’s good […]
Justice and Advocacy – Refugee and Asylum Seekers
Today we focus on justice and advocacy for Refugees and Asylum Seekers. Mid last year, the UNHCR estimated that for the first time in history, the number of people that have been forcibly displaced from their homeland, stands at 80 million, and worldwide, there are over 26 million refugees. During this week, let us pray […]
Justice and Advocacy – Homelessness
Homelessness & Housing need are big social issues that sometimes seem too hard or even impossible to solve. Many people are not “roofless’ and on the street but are still classed as homeless – maybe staying with friends until the welcome wears out, living with family violence because there’s nowhere else to go, living in […]