Kia tau te rangimārie ki runga i a koutou. As-salamu alaykum. Shalom. Peace is so often something that we wish upon others, and even seek for ourselves. But what do we mean when we talk about peace? Can peace be more than just the absence of conflict, whether that is conflict within us or between people?

In this episode of Sunday Sanctuary, producer Sam talks to spiritual director Shannon Mawdsley, activist Adrian Leason, and the Lead Chaplain of the NZDF, Dave Lacey, to hear how their perspectives on peacemaking align....and how they don't.

Petra then talks to Sunday Sanctuary regular Rev Frank Ritchie. They unpack what St Francis of Assisi meant when he prayed asking God to make him "an instrument of your peace".

Music:

- Mesa Redonda by Hermanos Gutierrez (played between Shannon's and Adrian's interviews)
- Hanoi 6 by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (played between Adrian's and Dave's interviews)
- Nouh Al Hamam by Maryam Saleh (played between Dave's and Shannon's interviews)
- TUMUTUMU MAUNGA by Sanguine (played to end the first half)
- We Got To Have Peace by Curtis Mayfield
- Las Petits Gris by Khruangbin (played during the candle segment)
- Peace Piece by Bill Evans Trio
- Hope by Fat Freddy's Drop (played at the end of the episode)

Kids play all the time. So do animals in fact. But adults… much less so. Why do we lose our passion for play when we get older? And what else do we lose in the process? We go on a journey to explore the importance of adult play (not that kind). Come with us!

Sacred Texts:

• Stephen Nachmanovitch’s Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art
• G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2009)

Music:

• Sweet Release by Common Saints
• My Boy by Marlon Williams
• We Move Lightly by Dustin O’Halloran
• Reflections from Rocky Soundtrack
• Happy by Pharrell Williams
• Play with Me by The Album Leaf

There seems to be a sea of things that we can find overwhelming these days. How do we move through it all without becoming bogged down? In this episode, producer Sam talks to Phoebe Atkinson, Lissy Cole, and Rudi Robinson about the ways they see and approach overwhelming circumstances. Later on, Petra sits down with Rachel Kitchens, a spiritual director, to talk about her own experiences and a handful of practical tips. To be clear, this episode doesn't address the overwhelming nature of serious physical or mental health issues. The sense of overwhelm focussed on applies to otherwise healthy people who find either personal or global circumstances to be just too much at times. Wherever you're at, feel free to join us.

Haere mai!

Sacred Texts:

• Michael Leunig's poem
• Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (pages 102 to 104)

Music:

• Come and Play in the Milky Night - Demo by Stereolab (played to open Phoebe's interview)
• Huia by Aro (played to open Lissy and Rudi's interview)
• Cumbia Sobre el Mar y Quantic (played during Sam's bike ride)
• Those Days by Dal and Leah Yager (played during Michael Leunig's poem)
• You Got The Love by Candi Staton and The Source
• Space 1 by Nala Sinephro (played during Tuesdays with Morrie reading)
• Sun Rays Like Stilts by Tommy Geurero (played to end communion)
• Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes
• FTA by Whitney (played to end Rachel's interview)
• Space is the Place by Ezra Collective (played during the benediction)