KEEPING MY EYES ON YOU

Keeping my eyes on you, keeping my eyes on what you do, keeping my eyes on you.

1. Watching the way you smile, watching the way you cry,
watching the way you give yourself, watching the way you die.

2. Sailing out on the lake, terrified in the storm,
seeing you walk upon the waves, knowing you bring the dawn.

3. Long ago words come true,
here you are still today;
bringing us hope and life and peace, meeting us on our way.

1982. Martin Luther described the human condition of sin with the Latin phrase 'incurvatus se' - 'curved in on oneself'. When Jesus says "Follow me!" he asks us to turn out from ourselves, to put our focus on him, and so be free of sin. The essential freedom that Jesus gives us is the freedom from our selves, looking out and serving others' interests, not our own.

30.9.24

Back from a Break

During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.

After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the
General Convention .

See some of you there.