Grace

By helen on December 31st, 2006
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Had dinner with Jen on Wed and she’s encouraged me to keep blogging, so here I am.

Amongst other things over thai and chai, we talked about grace. I got quite teary and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. I found that place inside of me where everything makes sense and I’m reminded again of what’s at the core of my being driving my every move. Grace. The grace of God lavished upon underserving me. And nothing I have done or will do can change the fact that my home is with him in heaven. And anything I do is merely an expression of gratitude in response to God’s act of grace towards me.

Now that’s perspective.

Jon and I were talking about it again today. I feel alive when I think about grace.

Amazing grace
how sweet the sound….

…Twas grace that brought me safe thus far
and grace will lead me home…

Will Rudd help MAKE POVERTY HISTORY?

By helen on December 7th, 2006
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I just wrote an email to Kevin Rudd asking him if he will lead the Labor Party in a clear timetabled commitment to increasing Australia’s aid budget to 0.7% of our GDP by 2015. I also told him that this would show me he truly had a “new style of leadership”. It felt good.

I finally did something in response to my new found desire in Canberra in Oct to become a more responsible citizen in demonstrating my democratic right to be a voice to our politicians who represent us.

That was invigorating.

Might do it again some time.