Christ Be Our Light!

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One of my favourite hymns at the moment (it can change very frequently) is Christ Be Our Light! While browsing on YouTube recently, I came across the version posted below. I've no idea who is singing, but it's a great … [Read more...]

Help us to seek and serve you

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Today is Ascension Day. When Jesus died and rose again, for forty days he appeared visibly to his friends, and taught them about the mammoth task he was setting them, of converting the whole world to Christ. Then he … [Read more...]

Strengthen us to proclaim your risen life

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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...]

By following in his Way come to share in his glory

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One of the names the early Church used for itself was "The Way". We first read of it in The Acts of the Apostles (see: Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4, 24:14, 26). That may well be an extension of a use already found in the Old … [Read more...]

Help us to hear the call of Christ the King

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Today is the last Sunday in the Church's liturgical year, the festival of Christ the King. Next week the whole cycle starts again with Advent Sunday. But I don't really want to focus on that in my reflection for today's … [Read more...]

Friday Foto

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Friday Foto The picture below was taken on my trip to Walsingham earlier in the year. It's a splendid steelmesh sculpture, and hangs in the Barn Chapel. It was made in 1988 by David Begbie. One thing you can't see … [Read more...]

You call us to fullness of life

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You call us to fullness of life In today's Collect, for the Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity, we're reminded that we are called to fullness of life. But what is it, what is the “fullness” we are all promised in … [Read more...]

Help us to seek and serve you

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Help us to seek and serve you My thoughts are always drawn to some beautiful words from St Matthew's Gospel whenever I think about serving Christ in one way or another. Here they are: I was hungry and you gave … [Read more...]

By following in his Way come to share in his glory

winding-path

By following in his Way come to share in his glory One of the names the early Church used for itself was "The Way". We first read of it in The Acts of the Apostles (see: Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23; 22:4, 24:14, 26). That may … [Read more...]

Help us to show his love

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Help us to show his love Today is the Third Sunday before Lent, the first of three Sunday's that make up this year's brief period of Ordinary Time before Ash Wednesday in our liturgical calendar. In the great Seasons, … [Read more...]