Something I pray:
Lord,
Take me where
you want me to go,
Let me meet
who you want me to meet,
Tell me what
you want me to say,
And keep me out of your way.(Revd Mychal Judge OFM
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It’s Jesus’ job to walk on water – Matthew 14:22-33
In our Gospel this morning, Jesus takes possibly the shortest retreat or holiday on record. If we assume he dismisses the now well-fed five thousand and his chastened disciples sometime before the speedy fall of a mediterranean dusk, and walks … Continue reading
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Tagged calling, collaboration, community, forgiveness, Gospel-Matthew, retreat, sailing
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Doing the right thing – Matthew 11:16-19, 25-end Romans 7:15-25
Doing the right thing doesn’t involve un-necessary guilt. I have a constant and irritating problem, and it involves a computer. Well, to be precise my laptop and our printer. Quite regularly the former will not talk to the latter, in … Continue reading
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Tagged failure, forgiveness, Gospel-Matthew, guilt, love, Romans, sacrifice, sin, St. Paul's Letters, Ten Commandments, the Law
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Receiving Jesus, Being Jesus – Matthew 10:40-42 and Romans 6:12-end
Some words shared with the lovely people of St. Mary’s Eversley on this first morning of my deployment, when the Gospel seemed appropriately themed to ‘welcome’. Of surprisingly personal interest among the welcoming congregations were a couple we last shared … Continue reading
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Tagged community, Gospel-Matthew, Romans, slavery, St. Mary's Eversley, welcome
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Leaving the family – Romans 6:1-11 and Matthew 10:24-39
Last Sunday it was time to leave St. Mary’s Old Basing and Lychpit for pastures sort of new in Eversley. I’ve been so busy since picking up the threads and meeting new people that I’ve not stopped to say thank … Continue reading
Be heroes of hope – Matthew 9:35-10:8 and Romans 5:1-8
Today has been the last time for the foreseeable future in which I will support the North Hampshire Downs Benefice before my deployment to Eversley. All ‘lasts’ are tough, but after a week visiting the battlefields of Flanders to a … Continue reading
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Tagged equality, Flanders, Gospel-Matthew, hope, hosting, isolation, peace, reconciliation, Romans, social deprivation, St. Paul's Letters
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Does God want to change your mind? Matthew 1:18-end and Isaiah 7:10-16
Here’s my sermon for the BCP services I led or contributed to at All Saints, Odiham on Sunday. The voice just about held out, and hopefully the 8am congregation weren’t too upset that I stopped the service briefly to … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, change, Gospel-Matthew, guidance, Old Testament - Isaiah, sin
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Cutting out the canker – Romans 15:4-13 and Matthew 3:1-12 #Advent2
I’m still on placement in the North Hampshire Downs, and was blessed today by a stunning run between the villages, scattering Redwings and other thrushes to the four winds, and narrowly avoiding a flock of Partridge who had less … Continue reading
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Tagged advent, birdwatching, Christmas, gardening, Gospel-Matthew, Holy Spirit, John the Baptist, love, peace, power, Romans, St. Paul's Letters
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Hilltop banquets – an Advent Sermon (Isaiah 25:6-10a and Matthew 15: 29-37)
Our OT reading this morning, sees all the peoples of the world gathered on a mountain top for a great celebratory feast, one at which only the very finest food is served. This abundance of the best is an image … Continue reading
A neighbours first aid box – Luke 10 The Good Samaritan
Our Family Eucharist is a regular term-time feature of parish life attracting families with very young children because of it’s late morning service time (11.15am). It uses one of the Children’s Eucharistic Prayer and has a simple pattern of the … Continue reading
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Tagged children's talk, Gospel-Luke, Gospel-Matthew, neighbour, samaritan, St Mary's Old Basing & Lychpit
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