STAY AWAKE

Stay awake and watch for me,
stay awake and watch for me.
Stay awake and watch for me,
stay awake and watch for me - watch for me.

1. You might see me in stars at night, winter light, beaches bright.
If you miss me, then catch a sight
in the hungry and the refugee's flight, oh ...

2. You can see me in bread and wine - food and drink here in time -
hear me speaking and see the signs
in the word that I have left behind, oh ...

3. Sun keeps shining and the earth goes round, some get lost, some get found.
I'll be with you till the stars close down.
Stay awake until you hear that sound!

1984. This song is one of contrasts: a clarion-call chorus alternated with reflective verses. Staying awake doesn't mean retreating to a hill or a beach in order to wait for Christ's return. Better to learn to recognise God's presence in our daily lives, and to be awake to God's influence.

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.