Today we read of the appointment of the twelve who were to become Jesus closest disciples, but who were these men and what qualifications did they have?

One day two gentlemen were walking along the beach discussing the mystery of God. They came across a small boy playing on the beach. He had dug a hole in the sand and kept running down to the sea, dipping his bucket in the water and running back up the beach to empty the bucket into the hole. Curiosity got the better of them and so they asked the young boy what he was doing.

Very seriously the young boy said,
“ I am emptying the sea into the hole I dug on the beach!”

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) runs annually from 27 May – 3 June. These dates mark two milestones in Australia’s reconciliation journey: The 1967 referendum and the historic Mabo decision, respectively. (courtesy reconciliation.org.au)

If my experience in the Northern Territory taught me anything it was that it is impossible for the average Australian to understand the difficulties our first nation people face.

LET me tell you a story!
 
After Jesus returned to heaven after his death and resurrection he was met by the Archangel Gabriel. Gabriel was surprised to see him back so soon. He didn’t think thirty three years was long enough to redeem and convert the world, after all it is an extremely important and enormous task.