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Imagining the Lectionary: an unappealing prospect (Lent 2A)
Imagining the Lectionary: an unappealing prospect (Lent 2A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: an unappealing prospect (Lent 2A) Reflection accompanying image “an unappealing prospect” or "same image in colour" "Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it's not possible to see what I'm pointing to—to God's kingdom." (John 3:3) T
Eggs and Ashes Book - Under Your Wings
Eggs and Ashes Book - Under Your Wings
by R Burgess/C Polhill (Wild Goose Publ)
Prayer of adoration and praise Under your wings How many times have I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you would not let me. (Luke 13:34) Under your wings You would hide us MOTHERING GOD Under your wings You woul
Questions
Questions
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem: Questions Fourth Sunday in Lent John 9. 1-41 Why is it that when something good happens, everyone starts asking questions? Who did this? Why did he do it? Are you sure it happened? Surely it must be a deception? Are you telling the truth? Who can back up your sto
Fed Up
Fed Up
by Marjorie Dobson
3rd Sunday in Lent & Fifteenth after Pentecost Proper 21 Ordinary 26 year A Exodus 17:1-7 Poem: Fed up! We are roaming this boring old desert. The exodus people, that’s us! We were happy enough when we started, but now folk are making a fuss. The bane of our life is the catering
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Final Blessing
Paul for Everyone Romans part 2 - Final Blessing
by SPCK - N T Wright
Final Blessing ROMANS 16.25-27 I watched as the children played in the swimming pool. The water was about four feet deep. Three of them stood side by side, with linked arms. Then they squatted down, with only their noses above water, and two others climbed on to their shoulders.
Poem: Speaking out
Poem: Speaking out
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Speaking out If a long-ago prophet could not keep silent about the virtues of a city, so righteous in his day, but torn by strife in our time; how is it that we, who know the extent of the love of God, as shown in the life and death of Jesus, Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Tenants
Matthew for Everyone Part 2 - The Parable of the Tenants
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Parable of the Tenants Matthew 21.33-46 I had a dream last night, and the frustrating thing is that I can’t remember what it was about. I know that when I woke up it seemed very important; indeed, so important that I wanted to write it down, but I didn’t have the time. By the
Reflection/Poem: Job
Reflection/Poem: Job
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Poem: Job It’s bad enough when so-called friends pose difficult-to-answer questions, but when God begins to ask them of us, what possible answer can we give? So Job, having faced the onslaught of his not-so-comforting comforters, now faces God, who has a whole string o
In Christ we have an inheritance
In Christ we have an inheritance
by Marjorie Dobson
All-age, children’s section: In Christ we have an inheritance Beg, borrow, or use a Russian doll – those rounded wooden shaped ones that look like one doll, but have several decreasing sizes of similar dolls inside. The one I used had five, the smallest being about 1½/2 inches hi
Imagining the Lectionary- Pentecost Mashup
Imagining the Lectionary- Pentecost Mashup
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Pentecost Mashup Reflection accompanying images: “Can these dry bones live”, “Creator spirit”, “Spirit 1” and “Spirit 2” Can these dry bones live This ancient question, arising out of the harrowing history of God's people in Exile and voiced by God thr
Prayer: Awesome God, Creator of all