GRAIN SHED
Well, well, well, Frosty the snowman is definitely out there somewhere. Winter is with us and so are fires going, knee rugs, and cups of soup, keeping us warm.
This is a great time to watch/rewatch Sunday’s sermon on the Grain Shed Church YouTube channel called Identification, and reflect, look inwards, invite God into our lives, ‘Be still, and know that I am God’ Psalm 46:10, why not invite a friend to watch it with you.
Youth meet at 7pm tonight for a Dark Knight. It is so good to see this group of teenagers having a ball each week with their amazing team of leaders. Contact Liz at youth@grainshed.org.au for more information.
Sunday at 10am, Pastor La’Mont is back with the second part of his Knowing God series – Intimacy. The deeper layers of a relationship with God and its fruit in everyday life. All are welcome, so come along and stay around afterwards in fellowship with a drink and biscuits.
Please take note that there will be no Grainshed Kids this Sunday and no mainly music on Monday.
Thursday both craft and create ladies meet at 10am.
Safe church awareness workshop at the Grain Shed: Refresher on June 27 and workshop on June 18.
Be trained and equipped to ensure you are able to create a safe place for everyone.
CCVT recommends that all leaders and volunteers including pastors, elders, deacons, leadership teams, ministry leaders, pastoral carers and those working with children, youth, or vulnerable adults attend a safe church awareness workshop as a prerequisite to ministry in the local church.
Please feel free to complete the workshop again instead of the refresher if you choose.
If you are new to any ministry and haven’t completed one, this is a requirement for you to be able to remain to serve.
If you have any questions, please contact reception on 5032 9449 or email reception@thegrainshed.org.au.
UNITING
SOCIOLOGIST Monika Ardelt believes that individuals develop wisdom as personality characteristics encompassing reflection, compassion, and the pursuit of truth.
Psychologist Robert Sternberg understands wisdom as a balance between oneself and others so that actions are directed at the common good.
Another definition states: “Wisdom isn’t simply intelligence or knowledge or even understanding. It is the ability to use these to think and act in such a way that common sense prevails, and choices are beneficial and productive.”
Yet another definition defines it as, “Knowledge hard fought for, and then used for good.”
They all describe it as a noble virtue or trait – one that people appreciate in others.
Wisdom allows us to be adaptive, flexible and practical, to be resourceful, to be able to manage complex situations, make judgments that provide for the common good and to discover truths that are common to all of humanity that people can reliably relate to.
Age is no barrier to wisdom. While we may consider wisdom to come from those more advanced in life, but sometimes our younger generations remind us of the wisdom as they see life through a less complicated lens.
Perhaps it is their sense of wonder and imagination that helps to widen the view or bring clarity to our thinking. Wisdom is gained through listening to one another and reflecting on life together.
Being wise does not mean we have all the answers either.
In fact, wisdom is often shown through recognising when there is more to learn or understand.
Children are great at asking questions and their curiosity can be beneficial to those older than them to ignite a sense of wonder and consideration of others and the world around us.
In Proverbs chapter 7, we are encouraged to think of wisdom as a close relative, something to consider a part of our lives, taking care to spend time nurturing to see grow stronger.
The Swan Hill Uniting Church is in Beveridge Street. Our congregation meets every Sunday at 10am.
All are welcome to join in conversations about life with our small group on Wednesdays at 10am.
