Who I am (becoming)

My father sings to me, and has been singing to me all my life, but I couldn't hear that song when I was away from his country. His songs to me are the words from his heart about me, and are the true story about me. He sings over me my name that he gave me, so I can learn what it means to live as his son. That song is my song now, and I can sing about who I am, where I come from, who my family is, and my country - my fathers country.

There are other songs my father sings over me that he has been longing for me to hear - new songs about what my life can become in the future. He wants me to hear those songs, see those songs, and sing those songs. When I sing them it makes my path straight, and I can walk into a strong life - not falling or stumbling.

The be team

We took a few friends to Arnhemland last week to hang out with the saints and see what Holy spirit had in store. Yirrkala is 1000 km by road from Darwin, so over 2 days of driving we had time to yarn, dream and listen - what did He have in mind? What purpose did He have in bringing together a team from all ends of the country? All we new was that we had an invite from an emerging Yolngu Christian leader(Yolngu = Aboriginal from NE Arnhemland), and that Holy Spirit is brooding over this region, this people, and His claim to both.
We set up camp once we arived on a beautiful stretch of beach 1km out of town, where this man had  shifted his family to establish a place of His presense, and a refuge from the spiritual chaos back in the community. He is an important man in this community, and was carrying significant cultural and clan responcibilty before Jesus apprehended him. Now he has a new passion  -to tell the true story about Gods love and purpose for Yolngu.

Introductions were done, and we started feeling our way through the expectations we all had for our time together. There were sick peoeple we would be praying for, but we new we were'nt great evangelists - so what would we bring to the mix. Settle back - reject fear and anxiety - just be. We're free to be ourselves in Him, and to honour and love these beautiful new friends. So we did that for a week, and every now and then Holy Spirit would say 'look - I,m doing something you could never have planned - right now'.
On the last and gratest day we went out bush for some hunting and time together. Kids, spears, flower for damper (bread), tea and water were piled into the cars and off we went. Low range over the dunes, up the whitest of beaches, awesome blue ocean, freshly speared fish and mudcrabs under swaying palms with a cooking fire underway - it was just idilic.

We senced His pleasure as we ate and laughed and fellowshipped together - worship music drifting from the speakers of the Toyata. Then our man told us how significant this very spot used to be to him - it had been a big part of the lie, and he used to believe it. Holy Spirit said notice the 3 spears driven defiantly into the sand over there - between where we were sitting and that feature in the landscape. Listen to the children laughing and playing - this is powerful - the sons really ARE free. Occupy this place and dispel darkness - just by showing up. You carry His glory and it changes atmospheres.
Just then the damper was taken from the ashes, the tea was brewed, and we decided to celebrate communion (tea = blood). Ahhh...Jesus I think you just showed us how things can change around here - freed people living in ever expanding freedom and authority. .

MY FATHERS CLAN

My fathers clan is a new clan, that will go on forever after all other clans finish up. You need to leave your old clan when you come into my fathers clan - its a hard choice, but when you come into my fathers country you feel like you are in your true homeland, and you are walking with a true family, all going the right direction together. He gives his name to us, and he gives us permission to walk around any part of his country.
People from many other clans can live together in this new clan, because my father has written his songline on everyones spirit. Its like you can feel him living on the inside giving you peace and strength, and you can see that same peace in the eyes of other countrymen - not looking shamed anymore.
If families don't learn the new songline, and try to follow their old clan ways in my fathers country, it causes too much fighting and trouble, and you can't feel that peace or hear my father talking anymore. Thats why you can't follow your old clan ways anymore, instead you try and encourage them to hear the voice of my father - hes calling them to come over too.

THE LAW

There is one law in my fathers country - love. It never changes, it was always there, and it will never be removed. It is the strongest law, so when you keep it you keep all other laws. You can't keep this law with your own strength - you will just get tired and give up trying to live in my fathers country.  My fathers law must be given to you, when you are ready, by the oldest son of my father. He is the senior law man in my fathers country, and he is the only one that can give the true story about my father. The law was in him from the beginning, and he has always kept it, so my father was pleased to give him the right to tell the story. He has not hidden the law from anyone - and because he never broke the law he can give it to you if you ask for it.