{"id":931,"date":"2024-09-26T05:41:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T05:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awordforallseasons.co.nz\/?p=931"},"modified":"2024-09-26T05:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T05:42:33","slug":"gs12-nga-wai-hono-i-te-po","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awordforallseasons.co.nz\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"GS12 Ng\u0101 Wai Hono i te P\u014d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

St Peter\u2019s Church, Wellington, 22 Sept 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop Richard Randerson, richardrandersonnz@gmail.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ng\u0101 Wai Hono i te P\u014d is a name we will become familiar with following the accession of the new M\u0101ori Queen. Literally the name means \u2018waters connecting in the night\u2019. There are connotations here of rivers connecting, tribes connecting and the waters of baptism with all these connections illuminating the night or dark. Her family name is Paki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a very moving ceremony with the river voyage to Taupiri Maunga as the nation marked the passing of Kingi T\u016bheitia and the anointing of his 27-year old daughter as the new kuini.  (Queen Elizabeth II was 25 when she ascended the throne). There are here themes of death and resurrection.  Kingi T\u016bheitia passes while Kuini Ng\u0101 Wai hono i te p\u014d arises bringing new life and hope for all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her family send their children to Anglican schools because of their focus on spirituality and academic standards. Ng\u0101 Wai hono i te p\u014d learnt te reo and attended Waikato Diocesan School for girls. She holds a Masters degree in M\u0101ori cultural studies from Waikato University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archbishop David Moxon said the Tainui royal family are supporters of the Pai M\u0101rire faith which has elements of ecology, faith and love. They do not see this as contradictory to Christianity. They have a Cross on their coat of arms and invited the M\u0101ori Archbishop Don Tamihere to officiate and preach. His reference to the Politic of Love was powerful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In today\u2019s Gospel (Mark. 9.30-37) while Jesus is talking about how he would suffer, die and rise again his disciples were arguing about who was the greatest \u2014 a perennial debate globally, corporately, politically and personally in the world today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus said, \u201cAnyone who wants to be first must be last, and the servant of all.\u201d He speaks of the nature of servanthood. He took a little child and said to them:  <\/sup>\u201cWhoever welcomes of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me  welcomes the one who sent me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All are equal in God\u2019s eyes and not ranked by age, race, gender, power, honours or wealth \u2014 these are the world\u2019s standards. True leadership is about humility and trust in God, serving by listening with empathy and having the wisdom to build consensus that leads to love in action. M\u0101ori call it mana and I believe we already see that mana in Ng\u0101 Wai hono i te p\u014d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a time when partnership with M\u0101ori is being widely eroded these events by the grace of God remind us all of the foundational treaty covenant with M\u0101ori in this land.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And what of our three-tikanga Church?  Dame Joan Metge, an anthropologist who was part of this congregation for many years, had strong links with iwi at Ahipara at the southern end of Ninety Mile Beach. During that time we would meet on occasions for shared worship, kai and k\u014drero with the P\u014dneke M\u0101ori pastorate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So today let us remember Jesus\u2019 teaching about servanthood. Let us pray for Ng\u0101 Wai hono i te p\u014d. Let us pray for all leaders and for ourselves that we may remember Jesus\u2019 words that the one who wants to be first must be the servant of all. Let us conclude with a M\u0101ori proverb: n\u0101u te rourou, n\u0101ku te rourou, ka ora ai te iw<\/em>i \u2014with your food basket and my food basket all will thrive (everyone has something to offer and by weaving it all together we can all flourish).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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St Peter\u2019s Church, Wellington, 22 Sept 2024 Bishop Richard Randerson, richardrandersonnz@gmail.com Ng\u0101 Wai Hono i te P\u014d is a name we will become familiar with following the accession of the new M\u0101ori Queen. Literally the name means \u2018waters connecting in the night\u2019. There are connotations here of rivers connecting, tribes connecting and the waters of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-sermons","no-featured-image"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t