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
April 11, 2010 By
Today is The Second Sunday of Easter -- Easter Day being the First Sunday of Easter. Our Collect for today contains some words that I often use in my prayers -- they're words I use when I pray for help in discerning … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
March 14, 2010 By
Regular readers of this blog will know that I struggle quite a bit with my health. And anyone that read last Sunday's reflection on the Collect will know that it has been particularly bad recently. Sadly, I'm not about … [Read more...]
Give us insight to discern your will for us
March 7, 2010 By
Over the last few weeks, my health, which is never good, has been particularly unstable. And, in fact, the last couple of weeks it has been really poor. I've been getting a lot of pain, which has frequently been keeping … [Read more...]
Led the Magi by a star
January 6, 2010 By
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
November 22, 2009 By
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
May 3, 2009 By
Teach us to hear your voice In the Church of England, today, the Fourth Sunday of Easter, is also known as Vocations Sunday. It's a day when Churches up and down the land will be thinking about what God might be … [Read more...]
Open the doors of our hearts
April 19, 2009 By
Open the doors of our hearts I find it very hard, if not impossible, to let this phrase, from the Collect for The Second Sunday of Easter, go by without saying something about one of the ways I pray for help in … [Read more...]
You know our struggle to serve you
March 22, 2009 By
You know our struggle to serve you Following last Sunday's rather introspective reflection on the Collect, I really didn't want to write another like it this Sunday. So I've been putting off writing this post and … [Read more...]
Give us insight to discern your will for us
March 15, 2009 By
Give us insight to discern your will for us I have been struggling recently to discern God's will for my life. For many years, I've strongly believed that where God calls, he also enables. It's something that has … [Read more...]
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