'At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.’ Luke 21:27 Brothers and sisters, I remember my grandmother once describing to me a terrifying sound that a few of you in this room may still remember. She stayed in London during a lot of the blitz … Continue reading The Second Sunday of Advent – Reflection
'understanding the present time: the hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.’ Romans 13:11 Brothers and sisters, morning alarms, don’t you just hate them. However, what’s worse than a morning alarm, is a morning alarm, when you’re already late. Maybe you … Continue reading Advent Sunday – Reflection
'The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.’ Colossians 1:15 Brothers and sisters, job hunting, we’ve all been there. Scouring newspapers and websites, trying to find a job we really want, or maybe just find a job which will pay the bills. Writing a CV, trying to cram onto an … Continue reading The Feast of Christ the King – Reflection
'whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' Matthew 25:40 Brothers and sisters, who’s your favourite hero from a book or TV? Mine probably used to be Spiderman, when I was young. We all probably once had these people we look up to, those people we’d … Continue reading Remembrance Sunday – Reflection
''Go,’ Jesus replied, ‘your son will live.’ The man took Jesus at his word, he and his whole household believed.' - John 4:50,53b Do we trust that God will revive this parish? I trust that God is going to revive this parish. Do you know how many people we can fit in this Church? I’m told it’s in the region … Continue reading The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity – Reflection
The Feast of All Saints ‘I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation,tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.’ Revelation 7:9 Brothers and sisters, adoption is the loving choice to take a child and give them a home. I imagine that adoption is … Continue reading Called to be Saints
THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY - REFLECTION ‘When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.’ Matthew 9:2 Brothers and sisters, we live in a world where we have easy access to solutions to many of our problems. Problem: my glasses have broken. Solution: there is an optician … Continue reading Can Jesus Fix it? Yes he can!
‘My food,’ said Jesus, ‘is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’ John 4:34 Brothers and sisters, what keeps you going? You know how you wake up on days like the ones we’ve had this week, when it’s raining outside and even putting a toe out of the warm … Continue reading Harvest Thanksgiving – Reflection
When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her’ - Luke 7:13 Brothers and sisters, there are many places in the world where death is an ever present reality. Places like the Ukrainian battlefields, like the hospitals and homes of Third world nations where death is always showing its' face. In the West we … Continue reading The Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity – Reflection
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