Lectionary readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Two men looked out through the same bars One saw mud and the other saw stars. (Frederick Langridge, 1896) And so begins 2021, a New Year with mixed emotions: mourning, fear, weariness, hope and joy. It is perhaps with added poignancy that Methodists will be turning to the annual covenantContinue reading “Response to the Christ child”
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Disruptive Grace
Readings for today: Jeremiah 20:7-13 Psalm 69:7-18 Romans 6:1b-11 Matthew 10:24-39 A prayer God of all power and truth and grace, you call your church to love and praise. inspire us with zeal for your Gospel, and grant us boldness to proclaim your word, that we and all the world may praise your name; throughContinue reading “Disruptive Grace”