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The potter and the clay
The potter and the clay
by Lynda Collier
A short reflection inspired by the picture of God as the potter in Jeremiah 18 : 1-6 . God is the potter I am the clay - He can shape and transform me but sometimes I am unwilling to let Him. Concludes with prayer that He will shape and mould me to His design.
Down to the Core
Down to the Core
by Jane Bingham
A meditation on the image of an apple core and a reflection on personal faith. Down to the core I am down to the core The very last remnant Chewed within an inch of all that I am The flesh seemingly spat out by those who do not value me I am down to the core Forced to draw on the…
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me (Advent 4C) Reflection accompanying image “The mighty one has done great things for me” And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favour on the …
Confounded
Confounded
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Confounded Proper 24 year A Matthew 22: 15-22 All he needed was a coin to confound their connivance. Pharisees would not show their faces, so sent their disciples to distract him and the Herodians to harrass him. But malice and menace was their motive and entrapment was the…
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B) Reflection accompanying images “If you want to you can cleanse me” and “Hand reaching out to another” A leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Deeply moved, Jesus put…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 11 Moses
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 11 Moses
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 11 Moses The wind whistles and rattles across the plain. Harsh and unforgiving, it scours the land, and few things grow. You hear it, and you don’t hear it. It is here, and it is gone. There is a dread chill in the air. Eventually it gets inside you. Then one day the cold…
Grumpy, graceless human beings
Grumpy, graceless human beings
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Grumpy, graceless human beings Proper 20 Year A Exodus 16: 2-15 Grumpy, graceless human beings angry at their lot; Moses once had been their idol, but they soon forgot. Slaves set free should be more grateful, but we’re just the same; satisfaction soon exhausted, ready to c…
Counting the Cost
Counting the Cost
by Dave Hopwood
The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing But… Bible Ref: Matthew 16-18; Mark 8 & 9; Luke 9; John 7-8 Each of the following sketches (scenes) can be used to form the basis for a complete act of worship or used as individual scenes on separate occasions. Each scene will require a na…
Peter's Declaration about Jesus