this church? How are we being represented? Are they willing to build the Aboriginal Church? The politics of the Church cannot dictate our spiritual calling to the world (read Matthew 22:36-40). The Church has not been a good neighbour to my family or my people, but I personally choose to navigate my faith through advocacy. Once I heard this dreaming story from a Larrakia sister, re-telling us a story from her uncle, that was passed down to him by his grandfather: “My old ones tell me that all life begins in the river of stars, the Milky Way. There you wait and watch for the call for you to come down to Earth. Once you get the call, you journey down the river where you are met by the Ancestors of where you are going to be born to. There, they show you the dreaming of the land, they show you what your duty will be. At each significant or cultural spot, you walk the same story that was shown to you for countless generations. Then you are born and it’s your duty to reconnect with the land and relearn that story and when it’s time for you to leave this world you’ll be met by the same ancestors that brought you into this world and they will lead you back to the river of stars.” – Aaliyah-Jade Bradbury I invite you to read Acts 17:24-28. It is by God’s own design that he proclaims our life and our death. He appoints the times, and we as his offspring must protect the divinity of his creation. For us to navigate our faith we must all continue to ask ourselves the questions posed on the following page. Larissa Minniecon Kabi Kabi/Gureng Gureng/ Torres Strait Islander and Australian South Sea Islander Scarred Tree Indigenous Ministry of St John’s Church, Glebe, NSW 26
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