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LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Easter - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 3rd Sunday of Easter Year B Acts 3 v 12-19 1st John 3 v 1-7 Luke 24 v 36b-48 Three decades ago, the then Bishop of Durham, David Jenkins, caused near uproar among Christians with his statement that the resurrection of Jesus was just “a conjuring trick with bones”. I …
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Lent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday of Lent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 3rd Sun of Lent Year B Exodus 20: 1-17 Psalm 19 1st Corinthians 1: 18-25 John 2: 13-22 In Exodus 20, God gave the Israelites the Ten Commandments that were to form the basis of their Law. As present-day humans we don’t like laws much. One has only to observe how indi…
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 in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Nehemiah 8 v 1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 Luke 4 v 14-21 God’s Word is “living and active” (Hebrews 4:12) if we allow it to work in our lives. For those of us whose Bible-reading has become a duty rather than a joy, for those who “tun…
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 - Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Fifth Sunday in Lent Year A Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 This week’s lectionary readings are all about finding a solution, making the impossible possible... Created by Susan Thorne on behalf of LWPT (Leaders of Worship and Preachers' Trust) fo…
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Lent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 5th Sunday in Lent Year B Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Psalm 51: 1-12 Hebrews 5: 5-10 John 12: 20-33 The lectionary readings for Passion Sunday are always a surprise and a challenge. We expect to hear an account of the Passion – the suffering of Christ on the cross – but inste…
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Isaiah 58:1-9 Psalm 112:1-9 1st Corinthians 2:1-12 Matthew 5:13-20 Whenever I read what God says in Isaiah 58, I want to write it out and send a copy to every politician currently in power. Written centuries before the birth of Je…
LWPT Meditations - Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Fourth Sunday of Lent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 4th Sunday in Lent Year B Numbers 21: 4-9 Psalm 107: 1-3, 17-22 Ephesians 2: 1-10 John 3: 14-21 “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3 v 16) Those words are probably…
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation –5th Sunday of Easter Year C Acts 11:1-18 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35 Life in the early Church was not always easy and straightforward. When Jesus died, all his disciples were Jews. In his resurrection he appeared only to Jews, and the first converts were…
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 - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 5th Sunday in Lent Year C Isaiah 43:16-21 Psalm 126 Philippians 3;4b-14 John 12:1-8 Jesus anointed for burial by Mary Our God makes impossible things happen; this is the message of the lectionary readings for today. For the nation of Judah in captivity in Babylon, Go…
LWPT Meditations - Christmas Day
LWPT Meditations - Christmas Day
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- Christmas Day Isaiah 9 v 2-7 Psalm 96 Titus 2 v 11-14 Luke 2 v 1-14 In Luke’s gospel account we have all the trappings of the ever popular nativity play – the mother Mary, her husband Joseph, the town of Bethlehem, the overcrowded inn, the manger, the shepherds, the …
LWPT Meditations - Easter Day - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Easter Day - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Easter Day Year B Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-29 Ezekiel 37: 1-14 Mark 16: 1-8 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11 God makes impossible things possible When Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, they became trapped on the shores of the Red Sea, with Pharaoh’s army in hot pursuit.…
LWPT Meditations - Easter Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Easter Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Easter Sunday Year A Acts 10:34-43 Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 Colossians 3:1-4 Matthew 28:1-10 Peter always put the resurrection of Jesus at the heart of his preaching, as did the other disciples. Initially, their witness was only to the Jews, but eventually it extended to…
LWPT Meditations - Ash Wednesday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Ash Wednesday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Ash Wednesday Year A Isaiah 58:1-12 Psalm 51:1-17 2nd Corinthians 5 ;20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 It is a common practice among Christians to “give up something for Lent” – quite often it is chocolate; not exactly a necessity. It is also becoming popular to have a “…
LWPT Meditations - Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 9th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 1st Kings 18:20-21, 30-39 Psalm 96 Galatians 1:1-12 Luke 7:1-10 The story of the centurion’s servant is a well-known account of faith. The centurion must have been a remarkable man to be so concerned for his servant. At a time when …
LWPT Meditations - Christmas Day III