September theme : Building Belonging

Our theme for services and events this month is 'Building Belonging'. Here, we share some inspiring words of wisdom and some questions to give you food for thought.

Photo: Camylla Battani

Words of Wisdom

‘Without community there is no liberation, only the most vulnerable and temporary armistice between an individual and her oppression.’ Audre Lorde

‘Belong to your place by the knowledge of the others who are your neighbours in it: the old man, sick and poor, who comes like a heron to fish in the creek.’ Wendell Berry

‘Locate the kind of belonging that doesn’t demand your erasure.’ Cole Arthur Riley

Questions for Reflection

• If you could say thank you to a community you have belonged to, what would you say?

• What is the greatest lie that our culture has told about belonging?