STAY AWAKE

Stay awake and watch for me,
stay awake and watch for me.
Stay awake and watch for me,
stay awake and watch for me - watch for me.

1. You might see me in stars at night, winter light, beaches bright.
If you miss me, then catch a sight
in the hungry and the refugee's flight, oh ...

2. You can see me in bread and wine - food and drink here in time -
hear me speaking and see the signs
in the word that I have left behind, oh ...

3. Sun keeps shining and the earth goes round, some get lost, some get found.
I'll be with you till the stars close down.
Stay awake until you hear that sound!


1984. This song is one of contrasts: a clarion-call chorus alternated with reflective verses. Staying awake doesn't mean retreating to a hill or a beach in order to wait for Christ's return. Better to learn to recognise God's presence in our daily lives, and to be awake to God's influence.


 

ALWS 5/10/23

To say I've been inactive on my website is a serious understatement! I've written nothing here since early 2021. 

So, does this mean the world has stopped for us, that nothing is happening?
A major event for us in 2022 was moving house in October. We had been in Modbury Heights since July 1993.Now we're back in Klemzig.

In May we travelled to the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia, seeing work supported by Australian Lutheran World Service. Dorothy and I are Ambassadors for the ALWS programme, Lives You Touch. We are encouraging people to leave money in their will for the work of ALWS. We committed to leave a third of our will many years ago and hope many others can touch lives in this way.
Since then we have visited Box Hill & Loxton with Jonathan & Julie Krause as part of the Asante presentations, promoting the cause of ALWS. Still to come this year are Asante events in Toowoomba & Rochedale (Nov 26 & 27) and Perth (Dec 10)

Looking forward to seeing many people on these occasions.