Yes, Prime Minister, I Too Believe in Miracles
Granddaughter Matilda less than 24 hours old, now 21 months. A miracle!
Since I last wrote on this blog Australia has seen a 6 week election campaign and the surprise re-election of a Liberal National Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Scott Morrison. As a woman of faith, hope and love I sent him the following email yesterday, less than 48 hours after his "miraculous" win.
Dear Mr Morrison
I too believe in miracles.
Congratulations on leading the
Liberal and National Parties to a new term of government here in Australia.
You said in your victory speech
on Saturday night, that “Tonight is not about me or it’s not about the Liberal
Party. Tonight is about every single
Australian who depends on this government to put them first.” I urge you, and the Australian Parliament, to
live that miraculous vision.
It will be a miracle when our
Government enables us as a nation to put first all Australians depending on
them:
To put first our First Nations
People and recognise them in our constitution.
To put first the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander People who suffer such great disadvantage and the severe
consequences of intergeneration trauma, such that we “Close the Gap.” That would be truly miraculous.
To put first the Australian values
of a fair go, compassion, respect, such that those who are fleeing homelands
and seeking asylum will find a place of welcome and sanctuary for themselves
and their children and like so many before them, be they refugees from post war
Europe or south east Asia, go on to enrich our nation economically and
culturally. What a miracle that would
be!
To put first our children,
grandchildren and all forthcoming generations and effectively address our
contributions to climate change and environmental destruction. Can we live into that miracle?
To put first the 116,00
children, women and men who are homeless so that we “feed the hungry, clothe
the naked and shelter the homeless” enabling these quiet and often voiceless
Australians to celebrate the miracle of a Morrison led victory in the May 2019
election. It will be indeed a miracle
when there is affordable housing for all.
To put first the respect and
dignity of everyone and to model this in the way one speaks of those with
opposing views both in the parliament, in the media and in our daily
conversations. Let there be an end to
personal attacks. Critique of policies
and exploration of alternative perspectives is vital to our democratic system,
but personal put downs and diminishment of the humanity of the other is counter
to democracy. Let there be a cultivation
of genuine human connection.
Like you, Mr Morrison, I believe
in miracles. May you as the 30th
Prime Minister of Australia lead this country in a manner true to your own
words “Tonight is about every single Australian who depends on this government
to put them first.” Then we will truly
witness astonishing miracles.
Yours sincerely,
Elizabeth Lee
How eloquently you have put into words what has been in my heart. Your letter expresses the prayer of my own heart for this nation of ours. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I have been amazed at the positive response the lette has had among the circles with whom i have shared it. As yet no response from the Prime Minister. I wait in hope.
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