Teach us to hear your voice

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Today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as Vocations Sunday in the Church of England. It’s a day when Churches up and down the land will be thinking about what God might be calling each of us to, our … [Read more...]

Open the doors of our hearts

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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...]

You know our struggle to serve you

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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

which-way

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...]

Led the Magi by a star

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On this feast of The Epiphany we remember especially the visit of the Magi, the Wise Men, to the stable at Bethlehem to see the new baby. We don't really know much about the Magi, not even their number or names; although … [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...]

Teach us to hear your voice

ear

Today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as Vocations Sunday in the Church of England. It’s a day when Churches up and down the land will be thinking about what God might be calling each of us to, our … [Read more...]

Open the doors of our hearts

doors

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...]

You know our struggle to serve you

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Today’s Collect, for the Fourth Sunday of Lent, seems to want to encourage me to think about my ministry more than I wanted to, and, in some ways, more than last week’s did. I’ve been putting off writing this post … [Read more...]

Give us insight to discern your will for us

which-way

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...]