CAN BROKEN HEARTS BE MENDED?

1. Can broken hearts be mended? Can sorrowing be ended?
Can tears be wiped away?
We long for heaven’s glory, sometimes it’s just a story
we hope we’ll be inside one day.

2. We dream about perfection,
we hope for resurrection
— is heaven drawing near?
Our eyes will see the new day,
our feet will walk the new way
when night is gone, and day is here.

3. The One we’re called to follow shared
every grief and sorrow and understands our cries.
Jesus, you walk before us, and you will not ignore us,
no matter where our journey lies.

4. Lord, teach us love and kindness, remove our fear and blindness, and lead us every day:
to mend a heart that’s breaking
to comfort those who’re aching — may we all walk your servant way.

5. Lord Jesus, who dost love me,
O spread thy wings above me,
and shield me from alarm;
though Satan would devour me,
let angel guards sing o’er me:
this child of God shall meet no harm.

ALWS 29/5/24

In May 2023 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.

Last year we visited churches in SA, Vic, Qld and WA with Jonathan & Julie Krause promoting the cause of ALWS.

Coming up soon:

* Nuriootpa (St Petri) Saturday June 22, 4 pm

To be confirmed:
Bordertown July 28,
Everton Park (Qld) August 17,
Canberra August 24 

Looking forward to seeing you at one of these events