"Here, we can be community" - A Call to Worship

Welcome to worship here
Whether you’re from Belair, Brisbane or Bangladesh
Whether you’ve been huddled in the freezing Hills or basking in Broome
Whether you have favourite seats or you’re here for the first time

Here, we can be community

We are nine months old, twenty-nine and nearly ninety
We grew up with the wireless and wireless Internet
We love Beethoven, the Beatles and the Beastie Boys

Here, we can be community

We are straight and queer and all in-between
We are in all kinds of relationships, individual and together
We seek honest friendship and true belonging

Here, we can be community

We have more questions than answers
We know what to expect, yet we have no idea
We have much hope and a little faith

Here, we can be community

So be welcome here

The One who made our world
and shaped our souls is here
- around us, among us, within us
breathing, beckoning
giving, gathering
claiming, calling

Here, we can be community.

Breathe deeply
Listen hopefully
Look carefully
God is around us and with us.
I invite you to join our song

Craig Mitchell, 2018

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