Some said

there had been too much rain
and the roof
long cracked after years of stress
gave way from water seeping in.

Others said
what fell from the heavens
had nothing to do with it,
that the church walls
had pushed out toward the street
so that the massive stained glass window of the Almighty Father
had fallen in and left a hole,
a silhouette of the icon
that used to command the whole church
from high above the nave.

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The challenge of a “good” shepherd is the same presented by a “good” samaritan – all our prejudices are confronted by the Christ who says”everyone is your neighbour – and especially those you hate” (like shepherds and samaritans for Jesus’ first hearers). The scandal is lost on us who have only romantic notions of shepherds. Perhaps we get a better feel for Jesus’ intent if as Nigel Taber-Hamilton suggests, in his article in The Witness, we hear Jesus say “I am the good Muslim”, “I am the good homeless person”…

First Light – Jesus and the Kingdom of God

Tuesday, 7.30pm in the Harbour Room

Join us for our final session before Easter as we look at the “Resurrection as Resistance” with John Dominic Crossan and Marcus Borg using material from the Living the Questions series.

Stations of the Cross – exhibition opening

Friday, 7.00pm at Framed: the Darwin Gallery

The Dean, the Very Revd Jeremy Greaves will open this exhibition that draws together artists from accross Australia to interpret the Sations of the Cross. The exhibition will run until April 27th.

Friday Films for Lent – “God on Trial”

Friday, 8.00pm inthe Harbour Room

The last in our series of Films for Lent is a challenging look at the problem of evil from the prespective of Jewish POWs in a concentration camp as they wrestle with God’s role in their situation.