Colourful Dreamer

  Ōtūmoetai – 15 th Sunday of Ordinary Time + Matariki 2026 Readings: First Reading :               Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm:                         Psalm : 119:105-112   Second Reading :         Romans 8:1-11 Gospe l:                        Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 What I want to say: explore Matthew’s reading using the titles – Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Soils, Parable of the Seeds and Fruit, weaving Rebekah and Isaac into our own experience of sliding on the continuum of soils, holding Paul’s promise of the Spirit making a home within us. Use Matariki to invite us to reflect What I want to happen: Invite us to consider as we hear ...

On Sunday I was asked to take the service and preach at St Peters Anglican Church at Mount Maunganui. For our church here in Aotearoa-New Zealand it was Te Pouhere Sunday, where we celebrate our church constitution. And it is Matariki - the  Māori  New Year. Here are the notes from my sermon where I try to hold them together to see how Matariki might help us celebrate who God calls us to be in this land at this time. Celebrating a Constitution on Matariki!   Mount Maunganui – Te Pouhere Sunday 2025 Readings : Hebrew Scripture:        Isa 42:10-20    Epistle:                        2 Corinthians 5:14-19 Gospel:                       Luke 6:46-49   What I want to say: Have a conversation about Te Pouhere and why we might celebrate it reflect on Matariki and what that might invite...