05/06/2026
Chance would be a fine thing.
We say it with a smile, sometimes hopeful, sometimes doubtful. Yet what if some of the most significant moments in our lives arrive unannounced?
In this week's Breaking Open, I reflect on two unexpected encounters with young travellers from England—one in the quiet beauty of Evensong at St Paul's Cathedral, the other outside a local pharmacy in Paynesville. What began as ordinary conversations soon became reflections on pilgrimage, belonging, faith, and the surprising ways relationships are formed.
Drawing on the stories of Philip and the Ethiopian eu**ch, the woman at the well, and the call of Matthew, we explore how God often works not through grand plans or dramatic interventions, but through simple conversations, acts of hospitality, and the willingness to be present to another person.
Perhaps the question is not whether these encounters happen by chance.
Perhaps the question is whether we are attentive enough to recognise grace when it appears.
Read this week's reflection and consider where God may be meeting you along the road, in the ordinary moments that quietly become holy ground.
What are the chances that a stranger’s voice could change everything? Dennis discovered this through two unexpected encounters—Ryan from London at Melbourne’s St Paul’s Cathedral and Jake from York…
