tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.comments2009-05-29T16:21:25.353+09:30Louisenoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.post-82783192608644380992009-02-18T04:14:00.000+10:302009-02-18T04:14:00.000+10:30What Rod said at his induction:<BR/>My first induction, well actually my only induction was relatively high church. Dignitaries from the Presbytery gowned up and I wore my new white alb for the second time. I was a rookie rev with my first parish and I had all the information, tools and enthusiasm ready to be let loose on these faithful people.<BR/><BR/>It was my turn to speak. As I backed up the steps of the front of the little church I stepped on the edge of my alb. The next step was even higher up the hem and what was meant to be a graceful, dignified movement turned into a humiliating near crash on my backside.<BR/><BR/>I wanted to present myself as Wise,confident, and strong while I was really Naïve, insecure, silly and eager. I wanted all to see how learned I was while really my learning had just begun.<BR/><BR/>And so it began, There have been many humiliations, disappointments and insecurity along the way. The way of ordinariness. Is ordination about being ordinary?<BR/><BR/>I have had the rare privilege in this ordinariness, humility, disappointment and insecurity to be alongside others in theirs. <BR/><BR/>I/ve found a rich garden full of the compost of people’s lives. Over those years I have learned that:<BR/>Nothing waters growth more than a good shower of humiliation<BR/>Nothing is more fertile than a bed of disappointment<BR/>Nothing is more growth producing the warm shine of Holy Insecurity<BR/><BR/>So today at this induction<BR/>I leave country for city<BR/>The inside for the outside<BR/>And …. One motley bunch for another<BR/><BR/>I pledge this part of my life to my God, my companion Ruth, my family and you my faith community<BR/><BR/>And I promise that with God’s grace<BR/>I will be humiliated and humiliate<BR/>I will be disappointed and disappoint<BR/>Ii will encourage always a state of Holy Insecurity as we share the rich, fertile, fruitful garden of life.Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692449326568451538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.post-62829066897406623652008-10-16T12:52:00.000+10:302008-10-16T12:52:00.000+10:30Never seen a baby guinea pig before - it is cute! Loved your thoughts - wise words to encourage us to live bravely. thankselayjaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.post-8751150889300914862008-10-06T21:49:00.000+10:302008-10-06T21:49:00.000+10:30Hello Littleterra! Champagne @ breakfast? a champagne breakfast - of course! you are welcome to come for saturday morning breakfast anytime you like, long as it is not b4 9am! hugs LouiseLouisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10692449326568451538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.post-34976314711830212932008-10-04T17:09:00.000+09:302008-10-04T17:09:00.000+09:30Yum! When should I come over?<BR/><BR/>A fitting way to end National Vegetarian Week :) So is a glass of champagne... cheers!LittleTerrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873274841378630208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4617804702927966243.post-21626823763759860022008-09-28T17:49:00.000+09:302008-09-28T17:49:00.000+09:30Thank you Louise :D <BR/>Reading the Catholic Church's Social Justice Sunday Statement (www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au) was very thought-provoking for me in the lead up to today. I have been challenged to re-think about the poor in our society and the different faces of poverty.<BR/><BR/>I shared a poem this morning that I was requested to share here. It is a Franciscan Benidiction.<BR/><BR/><BR/>May God bless us with discomfort... at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that we may live deep within our hearts. <BR/><BR/>May God bless us with anger... at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may work for justice, freedom and peace. <BR/><BR/>May God bless us with tears to shed... for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation and war, so that we may reach out our hands to comfort them and turn their pain into joy. <BR/><BR/>And may God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in this world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I'll say 'Amen' to that.LittleTerrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873274841378630208noreply@blogger.com