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Looking Deeper pyramid” which is a radical way of exercising power and authority. It is not a top-down and centralised approach reminiscent of the monarchical model. Rather, it is a synodal Church at every level, with everyone listening to each other, learning from each other and taking responsibility for proclaiming the Gospel. Conclusion: It’s very normal that we all fear change. But let’s trust in the Holy Spirit of the Risen Jesus who is very close by! There is a sense that we are being cut loose from the safe and secure moorings of the past. But that has been the pattern of the Judeo-Christian story even since Abraham and Sarah left the land of Ur to go to where the spirit beckoned. It is in their DNA and ours to read the signs of the times and follow where the river flows. It humbles us to know that God is with us in the mess and even in the perceived irrelevancy of the Church. It comforts us, too, to know that the Church was not at its best when it reached the heights of its power in what was known as Christendom. It was the Church of the Catacombs that shone forth its best rays of hope ironically when it was poor, persecuted and powerless. May we all come together this October, in our Diocesan Synod, and in unity, peace and hope creatively imagine our path forward as the pilgrim People of God. Let’s listen to the Holy Spirit and commit ourselves once more to becoming a living Church that bring the joy of the Gospel to future generations. Bishop Vincent speaking with parishioners at St Luke’s <strong>Catholic</strong> Faith Community, Marsden Park. Image: Diocese of Parramatta 35
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