Category Archives: Holy Week

Easter blessings

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

If you were not risen, Lord Christ, to whom would we go to discover a radiance of the face of God? If you were not risen, we would not be together seeking your communion. We would not find in your … Continue reading →

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The Musician

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

A memory of Kreisler once: At some recital in this same city, The seats all taken, I found myself pushed On to the stage with a few others, So near that I could see the toil Of his face muscles, … Continue reading →

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He will walk

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

Palm Sunday… Lent ends and Holy Week Begins. And to take us through this week, a wonderful meditation from The Wild Goose Resource Group . I adapted it slightly a couple of years back for my voice and spit it into parts. … Continue reading →

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Being nice is not enough

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

This wonderful picture from Jonny Baker on Flickr reminded me of this piece by Alan Jones called “Being nice and other barriers to love” (Inward Outward): “One of the most damaging things about the popular view of love is that it requires … Continue reading →

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Sacred space?

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

Why, who makes much of a miracle? As to me, I know of nothing else but miracles, Whether I walk the streets of Manhattan, Or dart my sight over the roofs of houses toward the sky… Every cubic inch of … Continue reading →

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Good Friday revisited…

Posted on April 29, 2011 by

Although my daily blogging for Lent and Easter is over I am still finding wonderful stuff… here is a piece from Cheryl at hold this space which encapsulates in a few lines the grace and redemption of Easter: They call … Continue reading →

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Sunday… let the Alleluias slip in!

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

Our congregation put away the ‘alleluias’ for Lent and today we brought them back as one great shout of praise to our risen Lord (Many voices banner ). We thought you were dead. We thought the cross was the end. We … Continue reading →

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Saturday… hear the silence

Posted on April 23, 2011 by

Followers of my old blog blog will know that I am passionate about the theology of the late Scottish theologian Alan E. Lewis… and Easter (or Holy) Saturday is his thing. Lewis developed his theology of Holy Saturday, the day … Continue reading →

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Friday… “And it was night”

Posted on April 22, 2011 by

“He, the Lord of all lords in heaven and earth, becomes and is the most despised and wretched of all servants! He, the divine and human Light, was wrapped in deepest concealment! He, the divine and human Judge, was judged! … Continue reading →

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Thursday… watch and pray.

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

This is one of my favourite Mary Oliver Poems. Her preoccupation is with the created world and the beauty which is offered to us every day. Here creation keeps faith and watches with Jesus in the garden as his disciples … Continue reading →

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