A Reflection for Christmas Day, 25th December 2021
This Christmas is the second in which we find ourselves celebrating while Covid-19 reminds us not to take everything for granted and shows us that, despite our optimism in directing our own paths, life and times are unpredictable. Christmas is not an escape from a tough world into a fanciful retreat; rather, it is an affirmation that the human story is the place of God’s engagement with humanity and that happens in the here-and-now, in good times and testing times, in the unfolding of our lives. God-with-us, Emmanuel. That is our reason to pause and celebrate. “I bring you news of great joy for all the people”.
Author: - December 9, 2021
A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent (19th December) 2021
hes to go to Elizabeth – Elizabeth’s late pregnancy could spell trouble, and Mary thinks of that. The journey is across difficult terrain, the hills are bandit territory. Mary is young. She is vulnerable. She did not hesitate. Did Joseph go with her? The Gospel story does not tell us. Did she have the benefit of a donkey to ride? I wonder what her parents, Joachim and Anna, thought about their daughter heading off, even though it is a journey of mercy to the relatives.
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A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Advent (12th December) 2021
“Are you dancing?”... “Are you asking?” People have always loved to dance; we have probably been doing it from the time our first ancestors managed to stand up! We do it to express ourselves when words are not enough to express our joy, love, and exuberance. Sometimes, even if we are normally reserved and shy, an unexpected piece of good news or a final whistle at a football match will have us jumping up and down for joy. We are caught up in the moment, we forget ourselves and we dance.
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A Reflection for the First Sunday of Advent (28th November) 2021
Whenever there was a thunderstorm my granny used to say that it was a sign that God must be angry with the world. She was not alone in holding to understandings like this. In fact, throughout history, cultures of every hue have searched for signs of divine preference, divine activity or indeed divine judgement / retribution in the natural world.
Author: - November 23, 2021
