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
March 8, 2009 By
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
February 8, 2009 By
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...]
Be for us a living hope
December 23, 2008 By
Be for us a living hope Hope is one of the mainstays of Christianity. Consider the last verse of one of the better-known Biblical readings, and one of my favourites, 1 Corinthians 13: And now faith, hope, and love … [Read more...]
Teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty
October 25, 2008 By
Teach us to be faithful in change and uncertainty I think, in these somewhat uncertain times, this phrase from the Additional Collect for the Last Sunday after Trinity is an especially appropriate sentiment, "Teach us … [Read more...]
You call us to fullness of life
September 13, 2008 By
You call us to fullness of life We're called to fullness of life, but what is it, what is the "fullness" we are all promised in the words of Jesus (John 10:10)? It's a gift of God. It's the love of God revealed in … [Read more...]
Abide With Me
August 13, 2008 By
Abide With Me I mentioned in a comment on August 5th that my brother-in-law had died, and that I was having trouble finding the words to use for a post about his death. Now is, I think, the time to put that … [Read more...]
The Passion Flower
June 30, 2008 By
The Passion Flower We've had Passion Flowers growing in our garden for quite a number of years. They are beautiful flowers, one of my favourites in the garden. But this year I thought we'd lost the shrub that had … [Read more...]
Help us to seek and serve you
April 30, 2008 By
Help us to seek and serve you Whenever I think of serving Christ in some way, I think of those wonderful words about serving others from St Matthew's Gospel. That could well be influenced because I frequently see a … [Read more...]
Strengthen us to proclaim your risen life
April 4, 2008 By
Strengthen us to proclaim your risen life 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 that had slunk … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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