Author Archives: Avril Hannah-Jones
Sermon: ‘Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise’
Sixteen-year-old me wanted to be Enjolras and take to the barricades. Forty-three-year-old me prays that God will enable me to live like an elderly bishop who can welcome and forgive a thief who steals his silver. Continue reading
Sermon: Responding to the American Presidential Election
But what I have never done before is talked about a particular politician. That’s the line I’m crossing today. Today I’m going to talk about the election of Donald Trump as the next President of the United States. Continue reading
Sermon: Humility is not always a virtue
… there are many people who, far from being proud, lack even an appropriate self-esteem … Continue reading
Prayer of Confession for the Depressed
“Do not fear. I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name. You are mine”. Continue reading
Reflecting on my mental health or lack thereof
the most horrible symptom of depression that I experience is my feeling that I am useless and worthless and that the people who love me would be better off without me Continue reading
Prayer of Confession and Lament in Response to the Massacre in Orlando
… without every single one of us your rainbow shines less bright. Continue reading
From the thesis: The Church and the Law
From the late nineteen sixties the predecessors of the Uniting Church called for the decriminalisation of male homosexuality, and in the eighties and nineties the leadership of the Uniting Church supported the addition of sexuality to the prohibited grounds of discrimination in equal opportunity legislation. Continue reading
Sermon: Calling God ‘She’
The fruits of the Holy Spirit include patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control. Sadly, I frequently fail to demonstrate the fruits of the Spirit on social media. Continue reading
Sermon: More about justice (really, Avril is obsessed)
Whenever we find ourselves tired and frustrated by injustice in the world, remember the story of the campaign against slavery. Continue reading
Sermon: Living as though the world were what it should be, to show it what it can be
But as Martin Luther King is quoted as saying: ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice’ Continue reading
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