Dean's blog

I wrote this after reading the speech given by Martin Luther King Jr, and considered the notion of what we might consider another metaphor for God's kingdom might be.

A background image created with Photoshop.

I have photoshop'd a small series of images around the Lent C1 gospel passage (Luke 4:1-13).

You might want to use them as backgrounds for songs or for doing the reading.

When the Spirit leads you into the desert it is a journey of the heart. The journey is intentional.

As I approach the middle age crisis I have noted that on my birthday (September 11) I have begun to spend more time reflecting on my life. I think about what has happened over the years, and ponder on what I would like the future to be like. Then I make a covenant with myself on some of the things that I think are important. Not in the way you make New Year resolutions where you vow to lose some of those extra kilos or do more exercise. The kind of things I covenant on is more about living out some of the sacraments of life. Even trying to be

The main reading for this week is about the martyrdom of St Stephen. So I started to think about some of the modern day martyrs. One that came to mind is Oscar Romero who was murdered just over 25 years ago.

This is a Powerpoint presentation that can be used in community prayer.

The difference is that instead of putting the puzzle together we remove pieces. As the prayer progresses selected scripture is slowly revealed.

Lenten Puzzle Prayer