A weekly comment by our Rector, Adam Street. For previous week's comments, click here.

 Families

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ.

It is a beautiful thing to be called into the Christian family and it is amazing the depths of the relationship we are called to be in with one another. Already in my time here I have seen many people showing such family love and care for one another.

I guess when we think of the closest relationship our thoughts turn to the relationship between the Father and the Son. The perfect relationship that has been and will continue for eternity. That perfect relationship of divine love. When I dwell on that relationship it seems all the more amazing the relationship that we are called into with one another. In John Chapter 17 Jesus prays for us with these words. “My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you.”  Here is the incredible oneness that we are called into as we relate to each other. We are to have that same unity that the Father has with the Son. This is the prayer of Jesus for us. As we think about this I believe it is a challenge for us to put aside those things that hinder our relationships with one another and work hard at being people of love.                                 

You see in becoming a Christian we are brought into more than just a relationship modeled on the family we are also brought into a relationship modeled on the divine.

Adam Street
8 August 2004

Previous week's comments:

The following archive of weekly comments are from John Davies, our Rector until 31 December 2003::

26 October 2003, Mother nature of Father God?
10 October 2003, Only a Game!
7 September 2003, Wrestling with Doubt
24 August 2003, Heaven's doors closed!
17 August 2003, Wake Up Call!
3 August 2003, Is He Really There
27 July 2003, A Degree of Separation
22 June 2003, Home Again!
15 June 2003, Describing God
8 June 2003, Pentecost
30 March 2003, Fight the Good Fight
23 March 2003, Just Not Cricket!
16 March 2003, The High Calling of the Husband
9 March 2003, Preparing for Battle
2 March 2003, Interesting Times
23 February 2003, Child Neglect!
16 February 2003, Unveiling Bahai
9 February 2003, Readjusting our Focus
2 February 2003, Where is God?
26 January 2003, Off to War! (?)
22 December 2002, Searching for the Real Christmas
15 December 2002, Santa & the Second Hand Saviour
8 December 2002, Christmas Hijacked!
1 December 2002, Shadows over Christmas!
24 November 2002, An Uncertain Future
17 November 2002, A Month of Spiritual Power
10 November 2002, Showing Respect
3 November 2002, Playing With Garbage!
27 October 2002, The gospel according to Oprah
20 October 2002, A Time to Mourn
15 September 2002, What's in a Name?
8 September 2002, Preparing for an Uncertain Future
1 September 2002, No Fool!
25 August 2002, Beyond Your Limits
18 August 2002, A Matter of Judgment
11 August 2002, All You Need Is....?
28 July 2002, Praying for Rain
21 July 2002, What Kind of Man?
30 June 2002, Making a Difference!
23 June 2002, How Firm a Foundation?
9 June 2002, On Top of the Future
2 June 2002, Out of the Comfort Zone
26 May 2002, Whose Life Is It?
19 May 2002, Dangerous Virus!
12 May 2002, Confusion at the Heart
5 May 2002, Who is Jesus?
28 April 2002, An Uncommon Term
21 April 2002, Hope for the Future - ?
14 April 2002, Lives Changed!
7 April 2002, Farewell to Christendom
31 March 2002, Easter 2002
24 March 2002, Men Without Chests
17 March 2002, Ethics and the Christian
10 March 2002, The Last Enemy
3 March 2002, Clean Up Australia!
24 February 2002, Serious Enough for a Millstone
17 February 2002, Is God Real?
10 February 2002, Didn't It Rain!
3 February 2002, Year of the Lord's Favour
27 January 2002, New Century - New Vision
20 January 2002, Resetting Our Course
23 December 2001, Harry Potter, Feng Shui, Zen and Christmas
16 December 2001, A Day for Jews & Muslims
9 December 2001, 'Tis the Season...
2 December 2001, A Harry Potter Christmas!
25 November 2001, Challenge to Mission - Continued
18 November 2001, The Challenge - Continued
11 November 2001, The Challenge Before Us
28 October 2001, Halloween - Devil's Night
30 September 2001, Know Your Enemy
23 September 2001, How Could God...?
16 September 2001, The Day that Shook the World
9 September 2001, "Teach Your Children Well!"
2 September 2001, The Missing Ingredient of Fatherhood
26 August 2001, A Cry for Justice
19 August 2001, Do Not Worry!
12 August 2001, There Has to be More
5 August 2001, Census Surprises
29 July 2001, Experiencing the Benefits
22 July 2001, 21st Century Christianity
8 July 2001, Coping with Disappointment
1 July 2001, A Matter of Surrender
24 June 2001, Tongues of Men and Angels
17 June 2001, What about the lost?
27 May 2001, Learning to soak in God's love.
20 May 2001, Crisis in the Church!
15 April 2001, Death not an accident!
8 April 2001, Your Choice
1 April 2001, Oh! What a feeling!
25 March 2001, An open letter to Phillip
18 March 2001, The worst is yet to come!
11 March 2001, What are we doing to our children?
25 February 2001, The Secret of a Pure Life
18 February 2001, Getting the Story Right
11 February 2001, End of a Dream!
4 February 2001, What is Your Destiny?
17 December 2000 - Good God! It's Christmas!
10 December 2000 - Thank God for the Kindergarten!
26 November 2000 - Look Up!.. Look Out!
19 November 2000 - Waiting for the Rain
12 November 2000 - Do we care?
29 October 2000 - When the going gets tough
22 October 2000 - What is Truth?
23 July 2000 - Getting the Right Perspective
16 April 2000 - Signs of Hope
9 April 2000 - The Humpty Dumpty Problem
2 April 2000 - Great Sacrifices
26 March 2000 - Family? What family?
19 March 2000 - In Search of Help
12 March 2000 - The Floodgates of Heaven were opened!
5 March 2000 - Clean up Australia!
27 February 2000 - Cry for the city!
20 February 2000 - Getting a proper perspective
13 February 2000 - Protecting our children
6 February 2000 - No room for Mugwumps
30 January 2000 - The Vision
28 November 1999 - XXX days until...
21 November 1999 - "Stir Up" Sunday
14 November 1999 - "Our Hope of You is Steadfast"
31 October 1999 - The Image of Success
24 October 1999 - Halloween or Hell’s Gate?
17 October 1999 - Dabbling with the dark side
10 October 1999 - Forgive
3 October 1999 - Watch Indonesia!
26 September 1999 - Sukkot
19 September 1999 - Where is God?
12 September 1999 - Education Sunday 1999
5 September 1999 - The Missing Ingredient in Father's Day
22 August 1999 - Don't be alarmed
15 August 1999 - Belonging
8 August 1999 - Well done!
1 August 1999 - Doing good
25 July 1999 - God's rose coloured glasses
18 July 1999 - Hard reckoning
11 July 1999 - Understanding God's ways
4 July 1999 - Are you still there?
27 June 1999 - Encountering the Dark Side
20 June 1999 - Where is God when we need him?
13 June 1999 - Goodbye Bill!