Wednesday Reflection
The Kingdom of Heaven is like …. We thought about feasts on Sunday. A wedding feast in particular which Jesus used to great effect as a parable for his listeners to think more deeply about the Kingdom of Heaven. In this parable the invited guests did not turn up so servants were sent out to […]
Wednesday Reflection for 7th October
On Sunday, at our Harvest Service, gifts were collected for Granton Food bank and there was a Fairtrade Stall afterwards to purchase goods from farmers in other countries at a fair price so that their lives were improved. Everyone from the youngest to the oldest collected a hazelnut to hold as we read words written […]
Sunday evening talk video.
The recent Sunday evening talk on the 27th September is now available on video. Herod the Great in Legend and History given by Dr Margaret Williams.
Wednesday Reflection
This week we sang this hymn by Frederick Pratt Green. The tune is a very good sing but the words are full of meaning and are worth reading slowly and savouring the deeper meaning. For the fruits of all creation, thanks be to God; for these gifts to every nation, thanks be to God; for […]
Wednesday Reflection for 23rd September
This month we have been following the Exodus passages as the Israelites escaped from captivity in Egypt, the crossing of the Red Sea and continuing their challenging journey through wilderness places, often running out of food and especially water. But God provided. This has linked with Jesus promising the Living Water. Here is our call […]
Wednesday Reflection for 16th September
The water of life ….. In Exodus ch14 we read of the awful moment when the escaping Israelites realised that the armies of Pharoah were hot on their heels, coming up fast behind them in their chariots. Nowhere to go, trapped on the banks of the Red Sea, an uncrossable barrier before them. They panicked […]
Wednesday Reflection
During this week, churches in many places are joining to pray especially for the world. Locally, we hope that folk will take some time at some part of the week to use this prayer. Church gardens are open as usual for prayer and sanctuaries are open at different times for private prayer. See notices on […]
Wednesday Reflection for 2nd September
the image of God…… On Sunday, we read from Deuteronomy ch4 vs 15 to 20 beginning,” On the day when the Lord spoke to you out of the fire on Mount Horeb, you saw no figure of any kind;” going on to warn against trying to make any image of God. It tells us that […]
Wednesday Reflection for 26th August
Dusk to Dawn – our Sunday theme. Dusk in Finland – photo by Shahrukh Gill When navigating profound transitions and the collapse of familiar structures, it is easy to mistake the shifting landscape for the end of things—a terrifying dusk. However, what looks like ruin is actually the necessary clearing of the ground before dawn […]
Wednesday Reflection for 19th August
Keep the change …… This week we explored the story in Matthew 15 vs 21 to 28 where Jesus meets a Cannanite woman, a foreigner, who was asking him to heal her very sick daughter. Jesus met a new situation that challenged his understanding of who should be accepted to eat from the table of […]