Revd Ellen Clark, priest in the Parish of Hamilton, reported in on the devastation there, particularly around Ellendale. She is yet to get access to some areas due to road closures but has had prayer with some at Ellendale. While … Continue reading
Jonah 1:17 17 Now the LORD provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Matthew 12:38-41 38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law … Continue reading
One way that I am keeeping up with the devastating bushfires and responses to them is via information from Anglican ministers and parishioners. Mostly via emails and Facebook pages. The Dunalley bushfires, and the surrounding areas (Forcett) still have fires burning. … Continue reading
Jonah 1:11-16 11 The sea was getting rougher and rougher. So they asked him, “What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?” 12 “Pick me up and throw me into the sea,” he replied, … Continue reading
Jonah 1:4-10 4 Then the LORD sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. 5 All the sailors were afraid and each cried out to his own god. … Continue reading
Report from The Revd Jill McCoy, Rector of Parish of Sorell, Richmond & Tasman on the bushfires in the Parish and information for our prayer for this parish region and throughout Tasmania and on the mainland.[‘mainland’ in Tasmanian usage refers to the … Continue reading
My morning visit to City Hall, Hobart, was a humbling experience. It gave me a small window into the wide and complex tragedy of the bushfires that is currently engulfing Tasmania. The spirit of the people sheltering from the … Continue reading
Jonah 1:3 3 But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish. He went down to Joppa, where he found a ship bound for that port. After paying the fare, he went aboard and sailed for Tarshish to … Continue reading
Today we have bushfires in a number of places in Tasmania. Please join with me in prayer. I include this Prayer in time of Bushfire (slightly edited) from the Anglican Church of Australia’s A Prayer Book for Australia. All things look … Continue reading
Jonah 1:2 2 ‘Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedness has come up before me.’ *Read also, Jeremiah 7: 1-8 1 This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2 … Continue reading