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John for Everyone part 2 - The Raising of Lazarus
John for Everyone part 2 - The Raising of Lazarus
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Raising of Lazarus John 11.38-46 We saw a programme on the television last night about the fossilized remains of what looks like an ancient race of creatures. They seem to be like humans, but much taller. They appear to have been significantly different from any monkeys or ap…
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C
by Susan Thorne
05 May 2013 LWPT Meditation Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 5:1-9 If we read the context of the passage in Revelation in today’s lectionary, the picture that the writer gives us of the New Jerusalem/heaven/eternal life is complicated and disturbingly unfamili…
LWPT Meditations - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Amos 8:1-12 Colossians 1:15-28 Luke 10:38-42 We have almost forgotten that Christianity is a radical phenomenon. In the UK – even in our present pluralistic society – Church and State are closely linked. On national occasions we are …
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday of Advent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday of Advent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Advent, leading to Christmas, is a time of hope and expectation, and the lectionary readings reflect this. The Christmas story is included, of course; Matthew’s account, and Luke’s with the shepherds and the heavenly choir, together with a beautiful passage from Titus. It is not …
LWPT Meditations - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Isaiah 5:1-7 Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Luke 12:49-56 When God wanted to warn his unfaithful people, he beguiled them into thinking they were about to hear a love song. “I will sing for the one I love a song about his vineyard” (Isaiah 5:1).…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Philippians 2: 1-13 Matthew 21: 23-32 We have a very high standard set before us in today’s readings; to have the same attitude as Christ Jesus (Philippians 2 v 5). Specifically, we are to “do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain …
LWPT Meditations - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 31stSunday in Ordinary Time Year B Hebrews 9 v 11-14 Mark 12 v 28-34 Burnt offerings and the sacrifice of animals formed an essential element of Jewish worship. It was impossible to approach God or to atone for sin unless blood was shed (Hebrews 9 v 22). On atonemen…
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Advent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Third Sunday of Advent Yr A Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:5-10 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 John the Baptist had put his full faith in Jesus. He had foretold Jesus’ coming, heralded him as the Lamb of God, sent his own disciples to follow him. But John’s faith had not be…
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B Isaiah 40: 21-31 Mark 1: 29-39 “Do you not know? Have you not heard?” Yes, of course. We know about God. We have heard all about him!... Created by Susan Thorne on behalf of LWPT (Leaders of Worship and Preachers Trust) for more infor…
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Seventh Sunday of Easter - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Seventh Sunday of Easter Year A Acts 1:6-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35 1st Peter 4:12-14, 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 The Israelites knew God by a multiplicity of names and titles, including “the One who rides on the clouds” (Psalm 68:4). In this guise, God presented himself as po…
All the skill and art, each problem
All the skill and art, each problem
by Andrew Pratt
All the skill and art, each problem, that the human heart can bear we can bring before the God-head through our thought and in our prayer. Those who suffer seek God's comfort, those whose lives are seared with pain, bring your anguish in this moment, let God share your stress and…
Empty tomb, the body stolen
Empty tomb, the body stolen
by Andrew Pratt
Empty tomb, the body stolen, or, at least, that's how it seemed; but the reason for this vacuum was more strange than they had dreamed. Stones don't roll, nor caverns open, but the dawning of this morn, brought unreasoned understanding to the coming light of dawn. Verses 3-4 foll…
Greeted by a man who knew them
Greeted by a man who knew them
by Andrew Pratt
Greeted by a man who knew them, though he'd never met or seen Philip, Peter or Nathaniel, never walked where they had been. Such perception raised suspicion, who this mystery man might be: self styled seer or wand'ring prophet? Who was it that they could see? Verses 2-3 follow …
Hymn - As hollow as her loneliness
Hymn - As hollow as her loneliness
by Andrew Pratt
As hollow as her loneliness, the emptiness of space, the chilling of the morning air had seemed devoid of grace. She heard a whisper, just the breeze that rustled leaves near by. Her feet had crunched across the stones, her breath a simple sigh. And then with sudden recklessnes…
Hymn: Always looking for a sign
Hymn: Always looking for a sign
by Andrew Pratt
Always looking for a sign, never seeing what is there, people searching for some proof fixing Jesus with a stare. Standing lost and so bemused, hoping for some broken bread, Jesus meets their ignorance, people needing to be fed. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: BATTISHILL Metre: 7.7.7.7 …
Hymn: God has broken walls of heartache