Friday, February 22, 2008

Ua fanaina e Amerika se Satelite o lo'o iai totonu ni suau'u mat'utia

O le vaiaso nei ua maua le tala i le fanaina e Amerika o se satelite o iai totonu o suau'u mata'utia. Fa'apea o luga ane o le Vasa Pasefika latalata i Hawai'i na tupu ai lea mea. Ua lipoti mai le le fiafia o Saina ma Rusia ona o lea fuafuaga ua fa'atinoina e Amerika. O lo o iai fo'i se masalosaloga pe le o se fa'ata'ita'iga o ni misiale fou.

Po o le a tonu le uiga o lea fa'atinoga e tasi lava le popolega pe afai lea ua fa'asalalauina suau'u mata'utia i luga a'e o le vasa Pasefika, ma a'afia ai nu'u ma si'osi'omaga tulata i lea fa'atinoga.

E tatau ona mataala le fono tu'ufa'atasi a atunu'u o le Vasa Pasefika ina ia mautinoa lelei o ia fuafuaga a atunu'u malolosi e le afaina ai tagata ma le si'osi'omaga o atunu'u o le Vasa Pasefika.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

And How Should We Live In Peace in this world? E Fa'apefea Ona Tatou Nonofo i le Filemu ma le Fealofani>

" Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness, and being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross "(Letter of Paul to the Phillipians ch 2: vs 4-8).


" 'Aua ne i ta'itasi ma va'ava'ai i ana lava mea, a ia ta'itasi ma va'ava'ai i mea a isi. Ia ia te outou fo'i lea lava manatu sa ia Keriso Iesu, o Ia sa uiga fa'atasi ma le Atua, e le i manatu o ia o se mea faoa ina ia tusa lava o ia ma le Atua; a ua fa'amaulalo e ia ia te ia, ua uiga o ia fa'atasi ma le pologa, ina ua faia o ia fa'apei o se tagata; ua iloa fo'i o ia ua tino mai i le tagata, ua fa'amaulalo e ia ia te ia, ua na 'ana'ana ua o'o ina maliu, o le maliu lea i le satauro "(Tusi a le Aposetolo o Paulo ia Filipi m 2 f4-f8).

Monday, February 11, 2008

Opening of the 42nd Parliament of the Federal Government of Australia

Getting the processes of governing a nation right should be an inclusive process. Today's opening of the 42nd Parliament began with a Traditional Welcome by the owners of land. It has taken 41 parliaments to get to this stage. Well done Australia. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the leader of the Opposition Party support the traditional welcome as a continuing practice. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's delivery of a formal apology to the 'stolen generation' is part of the inclusive process that recognises that healing the wounds of the past is part and parcel of moving forward

Sunday, February 03, 2008

A o ai ea ua atoatoa lona Kerisiano? - tusia e Meripa Weir

Na fa'alia i le televise ni manatu o ni ali'i ma se tama'ita'i e fa'amatala ai lo latou talitonuga " e leai se Atua" ma lo latou " le fa'atauaina o talitonuga fa'a-le lotu". O le ali'i muamua e maua lona poto maoa'e i le mataupu tau filisofia (philosophy) ma le su'esu'eina o le amiotonu (Ethics). O le ali'i lona lua e maua lona poto ma lona malamalama maoa'e i su'esu'ega o papa ma ma'a o le lau'ele'ele (Geology). O le ali'i lona tolu sa avea o ia ma Ali'i Sili (Mayor) o se tasi o Setete o lo o nofomau ai. O le tama'ta'i sa fai ma faipule i le Palemene mo ni tausaga se tele.

Sa atagia mai i molimau a nei auauna manatu nei -

Ana iai se atua alofa ma pule aoao i le lalolagi se manu e le sauaina ma fa'aumatia le soifua o le ono miliona o le au Iutaia e Hitila le ta'ita'i Siamani;

E solomua lava i tagata kerisiano ona ta fasi o manu ma mea ola ma fa'aaoga i fefa'ataua'iga o taumafa, la'ei po o le su'eina lava o le 'oa tupe;

E mafai lava e le poto ma le malosi o le tagata ona faia tulafono mo le amiotonu ma le amio pulea o se atunu'u e aunoa ma ni fautuaga fa'ale-agaga;

E manino lava le autu o nisi lotu o le su'e tupe a e leai ni fe'au taua mo tagata e le mautinoa pe iai se Atua soifua;

A i'u le ola po o le soifua o le tagata e tatau ona fiafia ma fai ni fa'amanatuga o galuega ma auaunaga a lea tagata;

Po o le a se manatu o le 'au kerisiano pe a fesiligia e tusa o finagalo fa'aalia e nei ali'i ma le tama'ita'i? E le taumate o le a 'ese'ese manatu e maua e maua mai lea kerisiano ma lea kerisiano. A e o le mea moni lava, e tali le kerisiano fa'atuatua moni ma fa'amao'i e fa'avae i le fa'asinoga a le Tusi Paia ma le ta'ita'ina a le Agaga Paia. E tali le kerisiano fa'atuatua moni ma lona silafia, o Le Atua e Ana le vi'iga ona o galuega lelei uma a le tagata. E tali fo'i le kerisiano fa'atuatua moni ma fesili ifo ia te ia lava - "A O AI EA SE TASI UA ATOATOA LONA KERISIANO?"

O le fesoasoani a le Perofeta o Mika ua fa'apea mai i le fanau uma a Le Atua:

SOLE, UA FA'AALIA ATU E IA IA TE 'OE LE MEA LELEI, SE A FO'I SE MEA E FINAGALO AI LE ALI'I IA TE 'OE PE A LE O IA MEA - IA FAI LE AMIOTONU, IA NAUNAU I LE ALOFA, MA IA FEO'OA'I MA LOU ATUA MA LE LOTO FA'AMAUALALO ? (Mika 6:8).

He has told you..what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God (Micah 6:8).

A o ai ea ua atoatoa lona Amiotonu? A o ai ea ua atoatoa lona naunau i le Alofa? A o ai 'ea ua atoatoa lona feo'oa'i ma lona Atua i le Loto Fa'amaualalo? O le Atua lava na te fuaina lo tatou fa'atuatua moni fa'akerisiano i lenei lalolagi o lo o tatou ola ai.

(Weir Meripa- tusia mo le Sulu Samoa Setema 2002:14)