The wealth of the Australian church is the result of colonisation – of systematic murder, rape, theft and lies, disrespect for elders, hatred for Indigenous neighbours enshrined in law, built up over the generations through the use of stolen labour, stolen wages, stolen children and stolen lives. So what should we do?

Could Jesus be a conversation partner? Would he stay up late over a crumb-littered table asking good questions, making provocations and listening so carefully that you know you are fully seen? Could connection through shared laughter be part of the healing he brings?