Faith and calm in the face of a storm...

Bible stories by Maria Tauau 

In this time of uncertainty, it's a good time to consider what and how to share with children, in your family, of hope in these seemingly dark times of rising death tolls of COVID-19 victims, repeated messages about washing and decontaminating surfaces and the list goes on.

Instead of the many negative and scary stories that are being shared daily in very real-time, each night I read a bedtime story/stories to our youngest of biblical stories that share hope in times of darkness and always of light overcoming darkness i.e. a universal phenomenon.

We also have daily discussions to check into how she's, and the others, are feeling especially in light of the urgency of the Level 3 Alert stage that NZ is as we get ready within the next couple of days towards a full lockdown (from midnight Wednesday).

I also wanted to share an untitled artwork that my lil' sis' (Maria Tauau, 2019) drew last year, depicting different biblical stories within the shape of a cross. This is the time that many people will draw strength from their faith circles and we both have strong both that's been forged over the years.

We're also considering a two-women art exhibition at some stage during her two year Masters in Applied Indigenous Knowledge studies that started this year but that's on hold whilst we, as a family and nation, follow through with our government's instructions to self-isolate for the next 4 weeks at the very least.

Beyond that our prayers for one another as well as being kind to one another is very important in the coming days...