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Jesus prays for you

Lectionary readings: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26 Psalm 1 1 John 5:9-13 John 17:6-19 What an amazing world technology has given to us. Those with family and friends in other parts of the UK, or across the pond, or half way round the world, can now converse face to face via the computer screen; enabling the whole family toContinue reading “Jesus prays for you”

Joy to the World

Lectionary Readings: Acts 10:44-48; 8:6-7 Psalm 98 1 John 5:1-6 John 15:9-17 I am not a huge fan of the Oscars – I can’t think why any society – in this case, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences should want such an elaborate event to pat each other on the back – or why I theyContinue reading “Joy to the World”

Radical Inclusion

Lectionary Readings: Acts 8.26-40, Psalm 22.25-31, 1 John 4.7-21, John 15.1-8 In a time when the media has been dominated by issues of justice surrounding the death of George Floyd and subsequent trial of the police officer involved, not to mention the issues of Windrush generation closer to home– their rights to citizenship, access to livelihoodsContinue reading “Radical Inclusion”

Building healthy community

Lectionary readings: Acts 4:5-12 Psalm 23 1 John 3:16-24 John 10:11-18 What are you hoping for as lock-down eases, and the country springs from hibernation? Seeing friends and families face to face; visits to favourite places; holidays? But what about the communities of God’s people wherever you may meet, what are we hoping for?Seeing friends face to face, certainly,Continue reading “Building healthy community”

The gracious word of the empty tomb

Isaiah 25:6-9; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Mark 16: 1-8 It has been a full year since the first lock-down for Covid-19 pandemic was set, and so this Easter we are emerging slowly but surely to a new reality; cautiously moving into new and untested ways of life. Such a long time in lock-down ought to have givenContinue reading “The gracious word of the empty tomb”

Palm Sunday

Lectionary Readings: Psalm 118:1-2, 19-24 Mark 11:1-11 Our journey through Holy Week always begins here at Palm Sunday. This day is a day of rejoicing. A day when the whole of Jerusalem moved toward the Temple to remember once again the great act of mercy of God, shown to their ancestors. A day when pilgrims recalled God’s love andContinue reading “Palm Sunday”

Spring Cleaning?

Lectionary Readings: Exodus 20:1-17 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 The heavens are telling the glory of God, so we join our songs of praise with al of creation. we praise and adore A couple of years ago, one of my churches decided to have a spring-clean of the entire, very large building. On the appointed dayContinue reading “Spring Cleaning?”

Reclaiming the Rainbow

The covenant of love If my good friends who are LGBTQ+, will forgive me, I wish to reclaim the rainbow as a sign of covenant. I had the kind of Sunday-school upbringing that attributes to the rainbow a divine promise of covenant initiated by God. It is of course the first covenant mentioned in the Bible, andContinue reading “Reclaiming the Rainbow”

Everlasting God

Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-11, 20c 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 What sort of names are you known by? Some words describe relationships, others point to accomplishments, some speak of employment or leisure activity: family words mother, father, son daughter; work words – friend, colleague, employer, employee; Choir words -Soprano, contralto, tenor, bass Church words – steward,Continue reading “Everlasting God”

Transformation

Lectionary readings for Sunday 14th February 2021: 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50: 1-62 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. 1Continue reading “Transformation”