Following the resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were filled with boldness and fresh hope, and went on to found the early Church. Those tired and defeated men who had slipped away fearing for their lives following the … [Read more...]
Open the doors of our hearts
April 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Today is The Second Sunday of Easter -- Easter Day being the First Sunday of Easter. Our Collect for today has some words that I often use in my prayers -- they're words I use when I pray for help in discerning God’s … [Read more...]
For a new day has dawned
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. Words from the Collect for Easter Day. For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. These words, for me, are words of hope. At the dawning of this … [Read more...]
Bring us out of the prison of our despair
March 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I wonder what it would have been like for those first disciples following the crucifixion of Jesus. They’d had so much hope; hope that Jesus was the promised Messiah, and all the hope and the promise that that gave … [Read more...]
May we place at his feet all that we are
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
On that very first Good Friday, two thousand years ago, the day that our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, a cruel and horrible death, he gave his all for us. He was willing to suffer that hideous death for us! For you … [Read more...]
Watch with him through the night of suffering
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
When I’m feeling particularly self-righteous and holier-than-thou, I sometimes think to myself that, had I been with Jesus before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-42), when the disciples were asked to … [Read more...]
Grant us the faith to love you
March 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Faith is an amazing gift from God. When the Candidates are Presented in the Common Worship Baptism service, we're reminded by the president, as they address the whole congregation, that, “Faith is the gift of God to … [Read more...]
We may know eternal peace
March 17, 2013 by
The traditional name for today, The Fifth Sunday of Lent, is Passion Sunday. It marks the beginning of the last two weeks of Lent, traditionally called Passiontide. I think the Roman Catholic Church has, since 1969, … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
March 10, 2013 by
This week's reflection, on the Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, is very much related to last week's. I nearly didn't write anything at all, because I think what I'm going to write is quite painful for me, and I … [Read more...]
Give us insight to discern your will for us
March 3, 2013 by
Today’s Collect, for the Third Sunday of Lent, always encourages me to think about my own ministry. It encourages me to evaluate where it is, where it’s been, and where it might be going. Of course, the third part of … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 19) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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