Opinion

Mutual peril forms a tight bond between us

By Father Brendan Lee
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:36am, first published January 7 2020 - 7:00pm
Silver lining: Gold is tested by fire, as the good book points out, and many Aussies have recently shown just how gold they really are.
Silver lining: Gold is tested by fire, as the good book points out, and many Aussies have recently shown just how gold they really are.

We may disagree about how these bushfires begin, but we're all agreed we want to help people in peril because, really, we're all on the same side. This is such a beautiful reminder that people are essentially good.

For these past two weeks I took my annual leave and decided to live with my parents up in the Blue Mountains, for fear of their safety, during these recent and trying bushfires.

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