Resources for faith and life
Welcome to 'Conversations' ...

Worship, prayer, preaching, inspiration and song
from Aotearoa New Zealand




Brought to you by Silvia Purdie

from Christchurch, New  Zealand

Silvia is the Minister at
​Cashmere Presbyterian Church.
​Check out their website.
Mothers are God’s best blessing!
 
God bless mothers
hands full, heart full
food for the hungry
comfort for the upset
never-ending jobs
ever-weary bones
brief moments of rest
countless moments of joy
God bless with strength
enough for each day
God bless with courage
the truth to say
God bless with grace
for her to hold and give
God bless with peace
to breathe, and rest, and sleep.

HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!!
The Psalms in a fresh voice for kids, families and worship
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In 'Conversations.net.nz' you will find:

GOD ... resources for worship, especially 'Calls to worship' and confession
- prayers and home-grown 'psalms'
- sermons
- Communion liturgies
- all-age worship ideas & reflections for children's ministry

PSALMS ... reflections on Biblical Psalms
interpreted and reworked for prayer and for use in worship

LOVE ... poetry, discussions on marriage & intimacy
and dramatic explorations of Biblical love stories
... reflections on grief and death

​SONG ... original music, for worship and for kids
... and lots of lovely photos!


​Because I believe ...

that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true!
that growing to maturity in Christ takes work
that courageous honesty of heart and soul is required
that worship is wonderful
that each person is a taonga, a treasure, 
no matter the age, assets or abilities
that the local church is the hope of the world.
In conversation ...

... chatting with friends over coffee

... finding words for the moments and movements 
of mind & body, 
my spirit alive with God-Spirit

... getting to know Jesus Christ, 
ever curious as to what he would say and do

... bringing every fibre and phrase into the eternal conversation of Father Spirit Son

... conversations with children and elders, 
with church as it is and as it might be

... with my people in my place and offered to everyplace

... with pain and with celebration, 
with beauty and with scars, 
with the sacred and the ordinary, 
with scripture, song and silence.


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