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Imagining the Lectionary: berry-bright promises (Advent 4A)
Imagining the Lectionary: berry-bright promises (Advent 4A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Berry-bright promises (Advent 4A) Reflection accompanying image Red berries covered in frost God's promises are berry-bright with hope. So when life events freeze expectation and cruel circumstances chill to the bone, the promise-laded seeds of love han…
Tomb Dwellers
Tomb Dwellers
by Joanna Bull
A rage against the established church from those on the margins - think of Jesus turning over tables in the temple! You will see Christ in us, we will show the way... Based on Matthew 25:31-4, John 11:1-15 Lectionary: 5th sunday in Lent A, sunday before advent A Tomb Dwellers …
Rushes quivered in the breeze
Rushes quivered in the breeze
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
John the Baptist, with his perceptive preaching on social issues of his time, is a model for all who would stand up for justice in our day. BE LIKE JOHN: NO SHAKING REED! Rushes quivered in the breeze, as the prophet, fearlessly, censured all who lived at ease in uncaring luxury.…
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Advent
Journeying with Matthew Lectionary Year A - Advent
by SPCK - Woodward, Gooder and Pryce
1 Advent Exploring the text Matthew is a good Gospel for Advent. It contrasts strongly with Mark, which is profoundly unhelpful in Advent. Barely has Mark’s Gospel begun before John the Baptist and Jesus burst onto the scene and begin the story in earnest. Matthew’s Gospel is ver…
Times and Seasons - God’s love from heaven to earth comes down
Times and Seasons - God’s love from heaven to earth comes down
by Jan Berry
God’s love from heaven to earth comes down in cattle-shed and crowded town; in all the pain and risk of birth God shares our human life on earth: And so with hope and joy we sing, God is with us! Good news we bring. Verses 2-3 follow ©Jan Berry Tune: Sussex Carol
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday of Advent Year A I’m not a sinner Matthew 3: 1-12 I get really annoyed by people who classify everyone as sinners. Not everyone is a sinner. I’m certainly not .I don’t go around beating people up, robbing, lying, cheating, swindling and defrauding people. …
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C
Meditation - 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 2nd Sunday of Advent Year C The refiners fire Luke 3: 1-6 Malachi 3: 1-4 Like a refiner of silver, He will take the raw material Gathering it up in his hands Aware of the value hidden within its ugly exterior... Created by David Middleton on behalf of LWPT (Leaders o…
There is a season - Christmas Introduction
There is a season - Christmas Introduction
by SPCK - Margaret Pritchard Houston
CHRISTMAS The Word became flesh INTRODUCTION In an ideal world, Christmas Eve would be a time of peaceful, joyful anticipation. Your church staff would have the time and energy to set up and host a three-hour celebration for the church’s children, and your families would enthusia…
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember It was a year to remember. The fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Roman rule and very unpopular. That man Pontius Pilate was in charge of us. Nobody trusted him and he probably didn’t trust himself. It’s rumoured that his wife…
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices Strange people God chooses sometimes. Not usually famous people; very rarely, rich people; not necessarily beautiful; not always religious; sometimes uneducated; often those that others disregard; usually very down-to earth characters. Was that wh…
Two mothers of Bethlehem
Two mothers of Bethlehem
by Kit Walkham
A short but powerful drama or shared reading for 2 women. Aims to link Christmas and Easter. Stories for children help prepare them for the realities of life. So bereaved mothers from 1st century and 21st century Bethlehem challenge Mary as to what stories she told Jesus. Writte…
So many years the people walked
So many years the people walked
by Marjorie Dobson
So many years the people walked in darkness fed by fear. They could not see the way ahead, their goal was rarely clear. Though God had led them down the years to find their promised land, their willful ways had cancelled hope of all that God had planned. Verses 3-4 follow © Marjo…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The Second Sunday Before Advent Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Second Sunday Before Advent Daniel 12.1-3 Hebrews 10.11-14 [15-18] 19-25 Mark 13.1-8 The lady in the icon shop may not have understood my English, let alone my Greek. Did she have an icon of Jesus’ resurrection? Yes, she said, pointing at the wall behind her head. There it wa…
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 3rd Sunday of advent Year B Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 Our lectionary reading from Isaiah (61 v 1-4, 8-11) provided Jesus with the words that began his ministry. It was the scroll of Isaiah from which he read in the synagogue at Nazareth, and he applied the words…
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Third Sunday of Advent Year C Zephaniah 3: 14-20 Isaiah 12: 2-6 Philippians 4: 4-7 Luke 3: 7-18 It is often the case that in prophesying about the fall of Jerusalem, the exile in Babylon, and the restoration of the people of Israel to their homeland, the prophets fin…
LWPT Meditations - Sunday Before Advent - Year A