FILL OUR HEARTS (WITH SUCH DEVOTION)

1. At the table, in his honour,
Martha served with all her care.
Mary poured out her devotion,
and the perfume was her prayer.

Fill our hearts with such devotion.
May our love be strong and true
like the fragrance of her perfume.
Make our passion always new,
make our passion always new.

2. She anointed him for dying,
she prepared him for the grave.
While the traitor criticised her,
Jesus’ words were full of praise.

3. May our living be our service,
may our vision be of you,
and our loving adoration
shine in all we say and do.

(chorus two times after v.3)

Asked to write a song for the Rural Ministry Conference (Australia / New Zealand), I came up with this song. I don’t remember much about the writing of it, but I sure remember the way the conference worship gathering sang it the morning we led the music at Clare. They nearly lifted the roof! A simple tune, a rousing chorus — it’ s good to put them together with some serious reflections on the story & a prayer for us to reflect some of the same spirit that filled Mary & Martha.

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.