Sermon for World Day of Prayer

St Stephenโ€™s Uniting Church, Sydney, Friday 7 March 2025 Sermon by Rev Tinirau Soatini, read by Rev Dr Rod Benson Greetings in the Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. โ€˜Kia Ora-naโ€™, as we say it in the Cook Islands: which means, โ€˜To live onโ€™ or โ€˜Continue being alive.โ€™ To a Cook Islander, โ€˜to …

Man on the run

A sermon by Rod Benson When we face a course of action that is possible, or even compelling, but at the same time unpalatable or undesirable for personal reasons โ€“ cost, taste, reputation, or such like โ€“ย we tend to react and step back, and hope the moment will pass. Or we reinterpret the situation, trying …