The readings during this Lenten season have the Prophets of the Old Testament crying out against evil and injustice.

In their laments, they called on the God of their faith to lead them to better times, toward healing and wholeness, to stand against the tide of sin and destruction.

Image from Australian Stations of the Cross / painted by Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr-Baumann 1984

As a whole Church, we pray to be healed from the dis-ease that has been amongst us – healing for those who are so hurt by abuse, and healing for all of us who cherish the best of our traditions and who work towards bringing the Risen Christ to birth in our own lives and in the lives of those whom we encounter each and every day.

Elizabeth Stone
Associate General Secretary