
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 us. The … [Read more...]
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A husband, father, and Licensed Lay Minister (Reader) reflecting on life, faith, and the prayers we pray in the Church of England

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 us. The … [Read more...]

Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 to 25 January); although many Churches will do as we do at Godmanchester, and make it Sunday to Sunday. This year's theme, "All things in common" … [Read more...]

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 us. The … [Read more...]

Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 to 25 January); although many Churches will do as we do at Godmanchester, and make it Sunday to Sunday (from yesterday). This year's theme, "You … [Read more...]

Your wounds declare your love for the world There is no doubt about it, the crucifixion of Jesus was a truly horrific event. It isn't hard to find a graphic description of what happens to the human body in a … [Read more...]

Grant it the peace and unity of your kingdom Tomorrow marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which runs from the 18th to the 25th January each year. This year's theme is, "Reconcile Your … [Read more...]

Help us to show his love This Sunday, the Twenty-Second Sunday after Trinity, is a very rare Sunday, so rare, in fact, that it doesn't even have its own Collects and Post-Communion Prayer. The Collect quoted below is … [Read more...]

A brand new world don't grow on trees... Continuing on from yesterday's post, where I finished by saying: But our world, our world full of God’s wonders, is a fragile place. We need to work at trying to keep it … [Read more...]

Open our eyes to your wonders The world we live in is amazing. We don't have to look too far before we can see some aspect of the beauty and wonder of our planet. A vote was taken last year to see what were … [Read more...]

Your wounds declare your love for the world The crucifixion of Jesus was a horrific event. When I first started thinking about what I might write in this posting, I thought I might include a graphic description of … [Read more...]