The magpie trills a joyful refrain, / A song of Australia it is

Warmth filling my heart / Down on my knees

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?

Resilience grounded in the Christian faith can be a valuable part of a well-being toolkit that allows practitioners, volunteers, groups, organisations and communities to make meaning of uncertainty and complex situations. What unique resource do people of faith have to help them navigate tough situations?

Jesus, as the ‘one bread broken’, is a consistent testimony to the grace and healing this world needs, uniting race, class, religion, culture, business, healthcare and politics into a new vision of hope. This good news victory announcement is also a challenge to us to follow Him.

The wind blows strongly, / As God exhales.

why does water fall in the city? / no trees to water, only steeples

Despite the flaws of the book and the author, M. Scott Peck’s work remains a timeless self-help classic. Wisdom such as committing ourselves to love, delaying gratification and practicing self-discipline is what many of us, including those of us in the church, need to hear today.

Combining their insights from Christian ministry leadership and psychology, Rev. Peter Corney and Dr Ken Byrne have produced a very relevant, timely, honest and thoroughly practical resource for anyone involved in staffing Christian organisations.

Shows like Midnight Diner demonstrate the important link between human dignity, stories and community – a reminder that, as Christians, we live as living fragments of a story bound together by the biography of Jesus of Nazareth, highlighted in the celebration of eucharistic communion.