https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=59103 Call to worship Great God of the Universe, your voice called forth all things into being. You have called us to follow and you call us now to worship. Awaken us, Great God, awaken us to a sense of your presence. As your love goes before us help us to follow with joy. Candle… Continue reading The patient parable
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The gardener’s proposal
A few weeks ago, we reflected together on the image of a tree from a passage in Jeremiah. The prophet was comparing a person who is faithful to a tree planted by a stream, untroubled by drought, deeply rooted and nourished in all seasons. We spent some time applying this image to our own lives,… Continue reading The gardener’s proposal
Fruitless and Rootless
Call to Worship God has come and made his home among us: We recognise the face of Christ in one another. God calls us to listen and to follow: We learn and grow together to become a people of grace and peace. God is our guide, our pattern and our source: As we live and… Continue reading Fruitless and Rootless
Lent 2 – desire, will and action
https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57093 The readings for this Sunday can be found here. The reflection that follows focuses mostly on the gospel reading from Luke 13:31-35. This week’s reading, at the fresh end of Lent, gives us an opportunity to recognise the power of our desires because here we have three different desires being expressed. Herod, the fox,… Continue reading Lent 2 – desire, will and action
Do to others – forgiveness, responsibility and accountability
Call to Worship Prayer of awareness Community Candle Lighting We light the flame, a symbol of the light of Christ among us and within us. A beam we learn to bear and to bear witness to. Photo by Dazzle Jam from Pexels Songs of praise and worship Notices and Milestones Story Time - Never Say a Mean Word… Continue reading Do to others – forgiveness, responsibility and accountability
Blessed… like a tree
slkj;lask Call to Worship Lord, where should we go if we did not follow you? You have the words of eternal life. Let us come and follow the One who gives us life, who calls us by name, and delights in our love, Jesus the Christ. Let us worship together. Candle Lighting We light the… Continue reading Blessed… like a tree
Worthy to be called
Sermon from Sunday February 6th - you can read the scriptures for that Sunday here. The scriptures for today offer us two very dramatic call stories, and two responses that are quite different and yet have much in common. In Isaiah’s call story, his vision is more than just a picture. He hears the seraphim… Continue reading Worthy to be called
Called to participate
Call to Worship Let’s worship God who loves us all; We who are young and we who are old; we who are healthy and we who are unwell; Let’s worship God who calls us to love our neighbour: The one we understand and the one we don’t the one who seems like us and the… Continue reading Called to participate
Love provokes
Reflection from Sunday 31st January I read a book a while ago that was a strange memoir. It was the story of a woman’s life, told in 17 chapters, each chapter recounting a close brush with death. They range from a near fatal illness in childhood to getting caught in a rip tide in India.… Continue reading Love provokes
Pause, engage, respond
Reflection from Sunday 23rd January This morning we have heard three of the scripture readings for the third Sunday of Epiphany, and on Wednesday evening, the parish council reflected on the fourth reading, which is from Paul’s first letter to the church in Corinth, chapter 12 – the one where he talks about the church… Continue reading Pause, engage, respond
