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Keep your arms raised

I would like to draw your attention to the image of 'arms raised' today. When I am concerned about something important I will often raise...

They stood some way off

The title of this Sunday's sharing refers to the lepers in the Gospel from Luke 17:11-19 They came to meet Jesus but stood some way off...

'Increase our faith'

Luke 17:5-10 I can relate to the apostles calling on the Lord to increase their faith. They ask for this increase just after Jesus speaks...

Lazarus and the Rich Man

Today's parable is the only parable of Jesus in which the central figure is named. It is not the rich man but Lazarus the poor man who is...

Act Justly, love tenderly, walk humbly....

In the light of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral tomorrow and the days of mourning we have been witnessing, St Paul’s first letter to Timothy...

They were all seeking the company of Jesus

I had already scheduled this blog but awoke to the news of Queen Elizabeth's death on Friday morning our time. It's incredible how a...

A Hard Hitting Gospel

Living in this country and hearing these words from Jesus ‘If any one comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children,...

A humble approach

Jesus invites us in our Gospel today from Luke: 14:1, 7-14 to guard against seeking honour and notoriety. In my thoughts I can convince...

From East and West, from North to South people are making their way into the Kingdom of God

Luke 13:22-30 Christ was able to make his way to Jerusalem, where rejection, betrayal and death awaited him because he was secure in his...