Dear Friends,
An Unthinkable question!
Matthew 18: 21-35
Forgive me for asking an unthinkable question, but can we forgive God? Not because God has done anything wrong, but there are a lot of things we don’t like that can be forgiven as much as our sin!
Dear Friends,
For nothing is impossible with God…
Luke 1: 37
When a friend visited during the week he said how he is looking for a new house with a view of stars and rainbow and unicorns racing across the sky! If anyone knows where he can find such a property please let me know so that I can tell him.
Dear Friends,
Plastic in the tea…!
I never knew my daily cups of tea could be so damaging to the planet. It’s not the tea that’s the problem, but that little bag that I drop into a cup and pour boiling water on can be a killer. It’s got a plastic content that might not be biodegradable!
Dear Friends,
Don’t make waves;
cause ripples on the water!
The words we speak can land like a stone in a lake — and we might never know how far the ripples will reach.
We can often be concerned that what we say can sink without trace like a stone that is thrown into the water. It might land with a plop or skim the surface before sinking, but it can send a message further than we think. We don’t know which shoreline they will touch, but the ripples stop somewhere! Some people make waves with campaigns for change, but more of us are gentle in our approach and only cause ripples. You might be surprised at the difference you can make.
Dear Friends,
If the world was my wife, she would have left me…!
If the world was my wife I would look after her much better than I do….
If the world was my wife she would be the victim of domestic violence and in urgent need of a refuge from a brutal husband.
Dear Friends,
Today is the anniversary of one of the most inspiring speeches ever delivered and I share a dream with Martin Luther King that I pray can bring us together whatever the colour of our skin.
I have a dream that with our faith we will hew out of the mountains of despair stones of hope. It is a dream of a kingdom to come.
Dear Friends,
Matthew 16: 21-25
As children prepare to go back to school this week it occurs to me that Jesus was on the button with a prophesy for covid 2020 when he said that “whoever tries to save their life will lose it!”
We are so worried about protecting our lives that we risk losing any quality of life. We have got to get on with life and confront the things that trouble us, but I can see us like a Peter who doesn’t like the idea and resists the inevitable direction we must take.
Dear Friends,
John 14: 1-12
Some people long for the day when they wake-up to discover they are LIVING THEIR DREAM, but most of us have forgotten our dream by the time we wake up.
I talked about LIVING THE DREAM on Sunday and then in Word for Today on Monday the reflection reminded me of my dream. YOUR DREAM HOUSE was the theme and continues tomorrow. I often forget what I did yesterday and can’t remember what I must do today, but I have been waking up with a reminder of what I must do each morning. My vision is the DREAM HOUSE and my mission is how I get there.
Dear Friends,
When we heard the voice of the Lord asking, “Who shall I send? Who will go for us?” we knew it was an invitation to step forward and say: “Here am I! Send me!” Now we have a new response: “Here’s my computer! Send an email!”
Dear Friends,
With Church doors open again and visitors welcome into our Oasis of Prayer it was no surprise to hear the old familiar grumble: “Why does God let it happen?” Have you ever thought that if we did as God said many of those things wouldn’t happen?