Seeing Differently through (Re)membering
Rev Dr Brian Kolia reflects on Luke 24:1-12 and how Jesus calls us to see differently, through remembering.
This Lent, we have invited theologians from across these lands now called Australia to help us to explore how Jesus calls us to see differently.
Every year at Easter, throughout the season of Lent, we reflect upon the sacrificial love found in and through our saviour Jesus' life, death and resurrection.
In 2021 we invited theologians from across these lands now called Australia to help us to explore how Jesus calls us to See Differently - to see our enemies with love, the stranger with welcome, all creation with care, and the suffering with compassion.
Find these reflections below and explore how Jesus’ sacrificial love, in restoring our broken relationship with God, opens our eyes to Seeing Differently and calls us to act justly, to love mercy, and walk humbly with God in today’s world.
Rev Dr Brian Kolia reflects on Luke 24:1-12 and how Jesus calls us to see differently, through remembering.
Dr Graham Joseph Hill helps us reflect on Holy Saturday and 1 Peter 4:1-11, exploring how Jesus' suffering helps us See Differently, with humility and vulnerability
Rev Dr Jill Firth reflects on how Psalm 22 helps us see Jesus, others, and ourselves differently.
Bishop Philip Huggins invites us to reflect on Jesus' giving and forgiving spirit as we respond to the calls for safety and protection for refugees and people seeking asylum.
Rev Dr Melinda Cousins encourages us to reflect on seeing ourselves in others shoes and to actively pursue and practice justice.
Dr Mick Pope reflects on Luke 15:11-32 encouraging us to see there is no justice without Jesus, and no us and them.
Erin Martine Sessions looks at Psalm 63, reflecting on the experience of domestic abuse and the hope we have in God’s’ loving kindness.
Aboriginal Christian Leader Brooke Prentis reflects on Luke 9:28-36 inviting us to see Jesus anew, journeying together to stay awake and to see differently.
Rev. Dr Katherine Rainger reflects on how stories convict, inspire and help us to see differently as we enter this season of Lent.