Old ideas that tender-heartedness is foolish and naïve are being replaced by an understanding that connection and interdependence are the only possible pathways to the future. This relationality encompasses the Earth and all its lifeforms.

From: Tui Motu Magazine. Issue 252 September 2020: 7 ( Read full article here)

We pray for the strength of solidarity 
with those attacked in the supermarket and their families
with our Muslim communities
with our Auckland Pasifika communities struck with Delta
with those struggling with Lockdown
with those fearing for their lives in Afghanistan
with refugees seeking safety
with those affected by illness, floods and fires around the world
We pray for these women, men and children, our suffering kin, in our common home, Earth.

And a little dose of humour: