New Year 2015

For you, deep stillness of the silent inland,

For you, deep blue of the desert sky,

For you, flame red of the rocks and stones,

For you, sweet water from hidden springs.

From the edges, seek the heartlands

And when you’re burnt by the journey,

May the cool winds of the hovering Spirit sooth and replenish you,

In the name of Christ.

In the name of Christ.

In November I attended a lay preacher's course at Narrandera. On the Saturday night Robin Mann played the church. This song - "For You, Deep Stillness " *- from his repertoire really struck me. We used it in Hillston as part of our worship on Christmas Day  and I'm using it here again as our meditation and blessing for the new year.

So much of the experience of being a Rural Chaplain, or being part of the rural church, is the experience of being blessed by God through His creation directly, or by understandings about Him, which come from observing it closely.

This is reflected beautifully in this song. 

Happy New Year!

"May the cool winds of the hovering Spirit sooth and replenish you," and make you ready for the year ahead. 

- Sue, Julie and Phill.

 *"For You, Deep Stillness " is from Robin Mann's  CD - "Let's Sing it Again."

     - Well worth a listen.