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Christadelphian Aged Care S U M M E R N E W S L E T T E R
MARANATHA Address: 1582 Anzac Avenue, Kallangur QLD 4503
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Phone: (07) 3482 5333
Email: admin@chomes.com.au
Managers Message
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Welcome to Maranatha The 1st November, 2014 was the first anniversary of Maranatha becoming “Don't be afraid!" he said."I part of Christadelphian Aged Care. The 365 days since 1/11/2013 have rushed by in a blur of challenges and change. Now as 2014 draws to a close, bring you good news of great we can look back with satisfaction on the extraordinary achievements we have joy for everyone! The Saviour accomplished in often testing circumstances. I will think of 2014 at Maranatha as a year of newness; new colleagues, new systems, new paint, - yes, the Messiah, the Lord new corridors, new flooring, new policies, new faces, new rooms, new ideas… has been born tonight in With the 20/20 vision hindsight affords, we may have done some things differently but “the moving finger writes and having writ, moves on”. Time Bethlehem, the city of David! moves forward, never backward. As each second dies, the next is born. As long as we draw breath we travel forwards into the great unknown. Who knows what our next minute, week, month or year may bring? The blank canvas of the future is alive with all the possibilities we can imagine. When we consider our future path and make plans for the direction it will take, we often have the big picture view and think of the big changes we need to make to realise our plans. While this is necessary to maintain our overall course, I believe that our real direction and destination is determined by the seemingly insignificant events in our lives. It is the small day to day happenings, incidents, actions and experiences that really govern who we become and what direction our lives will take. When I was a child, in predecimal currency days, there was a saying “take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.” While I was never very good at nnn applying this in a practical way (pocket money always burned a hole in my pocket!) the older I get, the more I agree with the sentiment of the saying. Luke 2:10-11 (NLT) The large events in our lives are the sum of many lesser events. Our successes and failures, achievements and disasters are all the result of small events which have combined, sometimes to produce the perfect triumph and sometimes the perfect storm. As we come to the end of 2014 and look into the world of possibilities that 2015 will bring lets be mindful of the small things. Let’s realise the accumulated value of smiles, considerate attitudes, simple kindness, gentle words and patience. At this time of the year the Christian world turns its attention to the most perfect embodiment of this principle. 2000 years ago in the town of Bethlehem, in the most humble of circumstances, a tiny baby was born. The greatness of the everyday was never more completely and eloquently demonstrated than in the life of this child. Every moment, every small event, every circumstance and every aspect of His life was completely permeated by kindness, gentleness, patience and love. His life changed the world forever. As we continue into the future let us remember the power and potential that can lie in the small and simple events of our lives. Let us pay attention to the seemingly insignificant aspects of our lives, then we can continue to achieve great things and the end result will be so much more wonderful than the sum of all the parts. Regards, Kathy Hallmark reassured them,
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16