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Poem: What the Devil …?
Poem: What the Devil …?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: What the Devil …? The Devil tempting Jesus in the desert didn’t wear a red body stocking and a cloak, or carry a pitchfork, or have a black beard and fierce eyes, and there was certainly no tail to be seen. That would have given the game away far too easily. No, The Devil t…
Poem: Ash Wednesday
Poem: Ash Wednesday
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Ash Wednesday Ashes come from crosses, symbolically palm-leafed for joyful jubilation, yet shaped for betrayal and condemnation. Crosses carried last Lent as emblems of enlightenment and hand-held holiness, now tired and tainted by a year of faults and failing to follow the…
Poem: This is the night of bread and betrayal
Poem: This is the night of bread and betrayal
by Michael Docker
This is the night of bread and betrayal This is the night of wine and fear Like Judas, like Peter, like all there We do not understand What Christ has done for us; We do not understand; We do not comprehend; We cannot grasp where he will go for us, The Lord who is our friend. Thi…
friends, FOES and families - Now Laban had two daughters: Leah and Rachel
friends, FOES and families - Now Laban had two daughters: Leah and Rachel
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Now Laban had two daughters: Leah and Rachel Genesis 29-35 God of our youth, our maturity and our ageing, through all the stages of our lives, help us to live in harmony with one another and ourselves...
The Lion's World - 5 - The silent gaze of truth The Lion's World
The Lion's World - 5 - The silent gaze of truth The Lion's World
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
The silent gaze of truth Being told your story by Aslan doesn’t compel your assent. The pain of being confronted with what you have done in all its detail is acute, as we have seen, and it should not surprise us if some will not accept it. In such a case, there is ultimately no s…
Good Saviour Jesus‚ mercy show
Good Saviour Jesus‚ mercy show
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
TO GOD WITH ALL OUR HEART RETURN (A HYMN FOR THE LENTEN SEASON) Good Saviour Jesus‚ mercy show to your whole church now penitent‚ that we in godliness may grow throughout these forty days of Lent. This living sacrifice we make: your patient love for us discern‚ the cycle of our s…
Imagining the Lectionary: Wild and unrelenting - see the true picture (Lent 1B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Wild and unrelenting - see the true picture (Lent 1B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Wild and unrelenting - see the true picture (Lent 1B) Reflection accompanying images “Wild and unrelenting see the true picture 1”, “Wild and unrelenting see the true picture 2”, and “Wild and unrelenting see the true picture 3” An experience both wild …
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday of Lent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 17.1–7, 15, 16 Romans 4.13–25 Mark 8.31–38 The Old Testament readings for Lent this year are encouraging us to think about covenants. Last week we had the covenant with Noah, this week we have Abraham, and next week – let me give you a sneak prev…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Palm Sunday Year B