One of the things that holds us together as teams in Urban Neighbours of Hope is our shared communion times and Common Devotionals. As we meet on most mornings throughout the week, we find a space together to listen to God’s voice, to dwell in the Biblical texts, to pray and to share communion.
As we explore the Biblical texts together, we do so with lenses coloured by the neighbourhoods we live amongst. Naturally, reading in marginal contexts often causes people to ask questions that they might not otherwise ask. What hope might the Bible have for a family who have lived for generations in a south-east Asian slum? What is good news for asylum seekers in an Australian detention centre? In wrestling with Bible stories in these and other contexts, fresh and dynamic ways of hearing God’s voice can emerge, and new and renewed challenges arise.
It is our hope that others can join us on this journey. By following through these Common Devotionals, we pray that your faith and hope may be deepened with ours, and that you may be encouraged and challenged anew.
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