Topic: Vocation

Psalm 16 began as a farmer’s prayer about good land and steady faith — and became something bigger without leaving the earth behind.

A church discerns its new name while remembering that identity is not possession, but a journey of love shaped by God’s call to be a blessing.

The call to live the beatitudes is not about turning them into a guilt-inducing to-do list, but about living a life that is a blessing to others.

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An evolving understanding of being God’s chosen people reveals the call to focus on being a blessing to others and the world.

In our worship we drink in the vision of heaven and earth made one so that our yearning might be fuelled; strengthening us against despair and empowering us to strive for the renewal of the world.

In baptism we follow Jesus in being “ordained” and empowered for mission.

Perhaps amidst the increasingly depressing state of the world, Jesus is calling us to learn the path of faithfulness from those who never win.

Living water is for all of us that would like to try it. When we try it, our lives change and instead of being thirsty we become a spring. As a result, our neighbours can try it too.

Following Jesus in ministering among the needs around us is not a call to do everything ourselves.

Discovering who we are called to be is an ever-evolving journey as we follow Jesus in changing circumstances.

The place of belonging that we are looking for is found when we find where Jesus belongs.

In baptism we surrender to God’s claim on us and enter a vowed relationship and life which will have its ups and its downs but in which God is forever faithful.