Thought For The Week 11 June 2023

Whenever we explore something there is always the opportunity to learn something new or see something in a different light. We find that our learning and experiences can change and form us, making us into the person, and also the people that Christ made us to be.

The following poem by David Moxon can be a prayer for us as we start our new series. David uses the wonderful image of God weaving the people of this land together, Māori and Pakeha, into a beautiful korowai (cloak) as a testament of our  restored humanity in Christ. As we journey through these next six weeks, can we ask   ourselves how God is weaving us into the story of his people in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Aotearoa by David Moxon

Land of the long white clouds

that come and go;

seen from the ocean

they mantle your hills

like a korowai around the shoulders.

Islands that rise up

out of the encircling waves;

food baskets that team with life,

bird song that fills the air,

koru stem unfolding.

The shining sun,

the greening trees,

the flowing waters

bless the whenua;

people make their impress in the ground.

Here we are weaving a new cloak together,

covering ourselves in pa and town

with gifts of the earth, the sea and the sky;

with all that lives and breathes

within our island home.

Luke