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Reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England
Here is the text of the sermon I preached, more or less, when I officiated for Evensong at Godmanchester on Sunday, The First Evening Prayer of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist. It was, as it always is, a great pleasure and a privilege to be able to sing the Office, and to preach the sermon.
The [...]
The Trouble Tree
I really like the way this carpenter puts the troubles of the day behind him when he gets home. Something we could, I’m sure, all learn from.
Fact, fiction? Who cares? We all need a Trouble Tree! But the best ones are “Cross” shaped.
The Trouble Tree
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an [...]
Jesus is laid in the tomb
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Jesus is laid in the tomb
Jesus, your body is prepared for burial. Joseph gave you his own tomb. He laid your body there and rolled a large stone in front of it, then went home. What a sad day it has been for so many people.
Sometimes we can be [...]
Jesus is taken down from the Cross
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Jesus is taken down from the Cross
Jesus, how brutally you were put to death. How gently you are taken from the cross. Your suffering and pain are ended, and you are put in the lap of your mother. The dirt and blood are wiped away. You are treated [...]
May we place at his feet all that we have and all that we are
On that very first Good Friday, 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! “He opened wide his arms [...]
Jesus dies on the Cross
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Jesus dies on the Cross
As Jesus hung on the cross, he forgave the soldiers who had crucified him, and prayed for his mother and friends. Jesus wanted all of us to be able to live forever with God, so he gave all he had for us.
Jesus, let us take a [...]
Jesus is nailed to the Cross
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Jesus is nailed to the Cross
You are stretched out on the cross you have carried so far. The soldiers take big nails and drive them into your hands and feet. You feel abandoned by the people you loved so much. People seem to have gone mad. [...]
Jesus is stripped of his garments
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Jesus is stripped of his garments
The soldiers notice you have something of value. They remove your cloak and throw dice for it. Your wounds are torn open once again. Some of the people in the crowd make fun of you. They tease you and challenge you to perform a [...]
Jesus falls for the third time
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Jesus falls for the third time
Jesus, your journey has been long. You fall again, beneath your cross. You know your journey is coming to an end. You struggle and struggle. You get up and keep going.
Sometimes we feel that we should have conquered our weaknesses by now. We [...]
Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
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Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem
Jesus, as you carry your cross you see a group of women along the road. As you pass by you see they are sad. You stop to spend a moment with them, to offer them some encouragement. Although you are have been abandoned by [...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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