Meditation - Sunday Before Lent Year C
Meditation - Sunday Before Lent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – Sunday before Lent Year C The Journey to Prayer Luke 9:28-36 The path is steep and strewn with loose stones and rocks. Often we have to use our hands to pull ourselves up. When Jesus asked us to come and pray with him, We didn’t imagine it would be this difficult; No…
Meditation : 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Meditation : 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
by David Middleton
Meditation – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B THE POWER STRUGGLE – to be last Mark 9: 30-37 Jesus came to stay at my house last night! I was so excited, I spent all day preparing I made my special recipe for him, you know the one. I’ve never made it for so many before though... …
Sketch:Doing the right thing.
Sketch:Doing the right thing.
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: DOING THE RIGHT THING: Simon meets his old friend Jacob in the Synagogue. Simon is looking rather downhearted (Based upon Luke 7:36-50). Jacob: Hello Simon, good to see you. But why are you looking so glum. Simon: O, hello Jacob; you’re right I’m feeling a bit off colour.…
Sketch:Sodom & Gomorrah
Sketch:Sodom & Gomorrah
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: SODOM AND GOMORRAH: After a discussion with God about the fate of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham receives a visit from the Angel Gabriel. This sketch is based loosely upon Genesis 18:20-32. Abraham: Hello Gabriel; what brings you here? I haven’t seen you around for quite a w…
Sketch: Home Sweet Home
Sketch: Home Sweet Home
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: HOME SWEET HOME: Two young people are living rough in London. The action takes place late at night in a shop doorway. Props required include a blanket, a handkerchief, a cardboard box, and a mobile telephone. Jack: Hi Jim; have you found somewhere to sleep tonight? Jim: Y…
Sketch: My best all day breakfast
Sketch: My best all day breakfast
by Bob Cooper
SKETCH: MY BEST ALL DAY BREAKFAST: A young man visits his Grandad on the way to the match. Simon: Hello Grandad; I thought I’d call in to see how you are. Grandad: Hello Son; well not too bad, apart from my dodgy knees, that is, but still, mustn’t grumble; there’s a lot worse off…
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
Meditation - 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew 22: 34-46 Leviticus 19: 1-2, 15-18 Deuteronomy 34: 1-12 Jesus spent the final week of his earthly life fielding awkward questions, aimed at him by people who did not so much want the answer as to catch him out in order to acc…
Poem: Zarephath
Poem: Zarephath
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Zarephath A few sticks for a fire, a handful of flour, a little oil in a jug and a strange man asking to be fed: not a very promising recipe for success. A widow woman with an ailing son, a suspicious promise from a stranger and a drought that showed no sign of ending: not …
Meditation - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Tears of gratitude Luke 7: 36- 8: 3 I know what Simon’s thinking, I recognise that look. Many respectable people have looked at me like that, but Jesus is different. When he first met me it was obvious he disapproved of my life styl…
Meditation - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Order out of chaos Luke 8: 26-39 So many demands on my time, so many people expecting so much of me… Life had just got too much, Lord. I was trying to be so many people all at the same time: husband – to my loyal wife, father – to my…
Meditation - 1st Sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 1st Sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 1st Sunday of Advent Year A Not “if”: “When?” Matthew 24: 36-44 Sometimes he must have wondered if he’d got it wrong! It seemed that no one shared his view of the future. Villagers would walk by and stop and point. They sniggered at him under their breath and then as…
Meditation - 1st Sunday of Christmas Year A
Meditation - 1st Sunday of Christmas Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 1st Sunday of Christmas Year A Another Joseph goes to Egypt Matthew 2: 13-23 Joseph reeled in agony at the news. He had just heard that back home, many infant lives had been lost at the hands of Herod, who, frightened that a newborn baby would take his throne, had mu…
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Lent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday in Lent Year A Salvation by ritual? John 3: 1-17 It was all beyond me! I thought I understood; I’ve studied the scriptures all my life, I’ve taught others how to interpret them, I’ve shown them what God requires and how they should live; but when I saw Jes…
Meditation - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C The great debate Luke 10: 25-37 He was an imposing man, a top expert on Jewish law, clearly very learned and very self assured, well-dressed with an air of confidence about him. Most people were in awe of Jesus, but not this man; he …
Meditation - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Jesus is watching telly Luke 10: 38-42 Hello Lord, it’s great to see you. You’ve come a bit early though. I’m very busy right now; anyway, come in, sit down, and make yourself comfortable. Put the telly on if you want, or choose a DV…
Meditation - 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C