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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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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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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Living by the rules, or ruled by the Spirit? John 3:1-17
Back preaching in my curacy parish this week, and it’s Lent, a time to take stock of how we live by holding the mirror of Jesus’ teaching to our lives, and seeing whether we meet his expectations. The Gospel this week … Continue reading
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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Christ the King – In Him, can we? Colossians 1:11-20 Luke 23:33-43
This morning as part of my placement in the North Hampshire Downs I was in All Saints, Odiham marking the end of the liturgical year with the Feast of Christ the King. My reflections start with the super-moon and a … Continue reading
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Financial battles – 1 Tim 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-end
I was back in Old Basing celebrating Eucharist and preaching this Sunday, before being back on the road again next week. The Epistle and Gospel spoke about money, at times using some quite militaristic language I thought, but also about … Continue reading
Coming or going? A sermon for 2 parishes in vacancy (Heb 11:1-16 and Luke 12:32-40)
I was back on the road this week, at two ends of Odiham Deanery, leading worship at a BCP Holy Communion in St. Mary’s Eversley who with Derby Green are still to appoint a vicar, then crossing all the way … Continue reading
Foreigner… citizen. Doubt… belief. John 20:24-29 Eph 2:19-end
It was THAT passage again. It might have been in 3 completely new contexts, but St. Thomas seems to follow me around, and here he was again. Not in Easter Season, but for his Feast Day, post-referendum, not just … Continue reading
