From the Chaplains

This week we celebrated Jacaranda Day, the highlight of all events at Pymble, the reason being that the whole school is congregated in community and gathered on Gloucester Lawn, and we were blessed with a stunner of a day. On a day like this one we are ever grateful for the simple things in life, the joy of giving generously and following in the example of a generous God who gives of Godself to us willingly and joyously. 

As we celebrate the season of Advent with purple, premature though it may seem, it is timely, as we propel ourselves to the end of term, moving at a pace that can be alarming and sometimes overwhelming. For many of us it has been a year of too much, be it a family or work-related situation. As we ponder all things climate, with an impending drought perhaps, bushfires way before summer has set, and large-scale gloom and doom with not just rumour of wars, but a 24/7 media watch on a world in need of an intervention from God in the name of peace. 

So, we pause for a breath, seeking the wisdom and conscious movement of God’s Spirit and hoping we can take our eyes away from our devices soon enough to not miss out on the everyday steps our children take. Perhaps this end of year can be a vow to lift our eyes up from the things that promise proximity to the actions that promote bonds of love and chords of joy, so our relationships can be laced with conversations around the dinner table, chats about our day at home and work, and an offer too hard to refuse of intimacy as only God gives us by inhabiting our humanness and taking on our pain as the Infant Christ.   

Yes, we can live with this promise, for it comes to us every moment and with an invitation filled with hope, peace, joy and love. May God bless you as you get busier and find moments to pause with gratitude for all and then some. 

Blessings and peace.

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Reverend Punam Bent

College Chaplain