As someone who has lost work more often than I care to remember, I found this joke highly amusing -- and, hopefully, something to learn from. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Jesus Saves Jesus … [Read more...]
You made us all in your image
July 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today is the Sixth Sunday after Trinity. In our Collect we’re reminded that we are all created in the image of God, we all reflect something of God in who we are, and what we are. It’s clear when … [Read more...]
Deepen our faithfulness to you
June 13, 2010 By Leave a Comment
When I think of phrases such as this one, “deepen our faithfulness to you”, from the Collect for The Second Sunday after Trinity, my thoughts are often drawn to another remembered phrase, “I believe, … [Read more...]
Help us to keep your law of love
June 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I think it's probably fair to say that I tend to talk about "love" in one way or another quite a lot on this blog; and make no apology for doing so. To my mind, it is one of the most important aspects … [Read more...]
By the lakeside you renewed your call to your disciples
May 9, 2010 By
I have always enjoyed sitting by water of any kind -- rivers, lakes, gravel pits, or the sea -- and probably don't do it often enough nowadays. For me, it’s a great way to become aware of the presence … [Read more...]
Your wounds declare your love for the world
May 2, 2010 By
Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. In this week's reflection on our Collect, I want us to think a little about what it meant for the human Jesus to willingly suffer the agonies of crucifixion -- for … [Read more...]
Strengthen us to proclaim your risen life
April 18, 2010 By
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 … [Read more...]
What is my greatest longing during this season of Easter?
April 5, 2010 By
This is another post from Fr. Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations. This one, that arrived in my inbox today, goes so perfectly with the one I posted yesterday that I thought it would be good to add here … [Read more...]
A new day has dawned
April 4, 2010 By
For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. Words from the Collect for Easter Day. For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open. These words, for me, are words of hope. At the … [Read more...]
May we place at his feet all that we are
April 2, 2010 By
On that very first Good Friday, two thousand years ago, 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 … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 16) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.