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 […]
Wednesday Reflection for Wednesday 12th August
Not just for Christmas ….. This week we thought in art, in hymn and readings about God reaching out to humankind and our response. In Phillipians ch 2 vs 1 – 11 we read that ‘our bearing to one another should arise out of our life in Christ Jesus who did not keep himself separate […]
Wednesday Reflection for 5th August
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, come ye before him, and rejoice. When I was at school this was the hymn we always sang at the end of term assembly. One which we learnt by heart in music lesson so we could stand tall and sing […]
Wednesday Reflection for 29th July
We sang a new hymn this week which seems to capture why we come together each Sunday God is here! As we your people meet to offer praise and prayer, may we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and […]
Wednesday Reflection for July 22nd
“Go in peace. The mission you are on is under the eye of the Lord.” This week we read 2 passages from the Old Testament, the first from Judges in chapter 18, and the second from the Book of Nehemiah in chapter 1. Both talking of journeys taken, searches made, without knowing the outcome in […]
Wednesday Reflection for 15th July
Jesus said,”Behold, I freely give the living water; thirsty one, stoop down and drink, and live.” As we look at passages from the bible over the summer Sundays which we do not often read, we dipped into the Old Testament in the Book of the prophet Ezekial; his call in ch3, his words to the […]
Wednesday Reflection for 8th July
Wednesday Reflection Paul lived in Rome for 2 whole years and welcomed all who came to him. Paul reached Rome at last after his dreadful sea journey. Here, he was under house arrest for the next 2 years. But even then he welcomed all who came to him and spoke about the kingdom of God […]
Wednesday Reflection for 1st July
Paul travels to Rome by sea and is shipwrecked. In Acts ch 27 we read of this difficult voyage. A fierce wind caught the ship and for 14 days they ran before the storm in fear, losing all hope of life. But Paul prayed to God, then broke bread, encouraging everyone to eat and not […]
Wednesday Reflection for 24th June
This week, as we near the time of year when many look forward to a summer holiday, we have a prayer to reflect on. Lord of creation, we thank you for the joy summer days bring us. For the joy of being part of your creation. The joy that lifts our spirits as we experience […]
Wednesday Reflection for 17th June
Wednesday Reflection Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, On Sunday, in Psalm 57, we read of challenging times in the life of the Psalm writer and heard of challenging times in lives today. We sang hymns that spoke of deep distress and calling to God, of listening for the God of Creation and […]