Reflection for Holy Saturday 2021
Our reflection for Holy Saturday 2021 is now available:
Our reflection for Holy Saturday 2021 is now available:
Luke 24:1-12 1 Corinthians 15:17-26 ‘These words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.’ Why not? Why were the eleven disciples and the others so incredulous? Perhaps because those who brought the news were all women: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and others. Resurrection, if it happens,…
Our service for Maundy Thursday is now available. If it is helpful to you, you might want to have something to eat and drink while the service is on, or even to watch the service while you eat your meal. The service lasts about 34 minutes, and the shared meal reflection begins at about 21 minutes…
Matthew 13:44-48 The last time I saw pearls in any significant quantity was at the recent civic service. Pearls, being discreet, tasteful, and expensive, were much in evidence on the many ladies whose outfits had probably been among the top end of those at Royal Ascot Ladies Day. Seriously, pearls are wonderful, and many ladies…
Mark 9:33-37 Mark 10:35-44 Philippians 2:1-11 If you want a sure fire way to wind up certain sections of the population, all you need do is refer to today as Mother’s Day, and a many of us start foaming at the mouth and turning purple as we insist that there’s no such thing and it…
Luke 1:5-64 What did the preacher say when he’d lost his voice? Nothing. He’d lost his voice. Our reading from Luke is all about lost and found. Mary finds her voice and sings a song for the ages. Tied up with her story is another story about a man who first loses, and then later…
Luke 1:39-45 Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10 A man was in bed on a Sunday morning, and his wife urged him to get up, so he wouldn’t be late for church. “I don’t want to go to church,” he replied, “no-one likes me, they all think I’m boring, why should I go?” “Because you’re 36 and…