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Speaking of God as three yet one, if nothing else, should lead us into humility, wonder, and curiosity! At the very heart of the Divine is mystery, relationship, and movement. The church has worked very hard on the doctrine of the Trinity and wonderful work continues to be done. But we should be humble and cautious enough to know that whatever we think we know, whatever glorious or mechanistic metaphors we put forward, they are but fleeting shadows of the power and vibrant na

It is of utmost comfort and humbling challenge that Jesus prayed for his disciples, including us, before he gave himself over to death. He prayed three things for his disciples before he left them (and therefore for us too): for their protection; that they would know union with his father as he did; and that in the fullness of time they would go where he was going. (John 17:1-11) Sentence: “And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you

We talk about love a lot but often as though it is only a feeling. We may find it helpful to think about love as an ethic that guides our actions and thoughts as well as our feelings. (John 14:15-21) Sentence: ‘ “If you love me, you will keep my commandments.” ’ John 14:15 Collect: Gracious God, who by the power of love you brought the world in to being. We give you thanks that you have made yourself known in the love of Jesus for us and that you have called us to make thi

Jesus invites us to follow him by stepping out onto the Way. A way of living and loving that will heal us, change us and prepare us for our return to God in the fullness of time - The Way of Love. Sentence: “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’ ” John 14:6 Collect: Gracious God, Source of all being, Lead us on the Way of Love that we may know ourselves and others Loved, forgiven and healed and that the j

How do we discern the voice of Jesus amid the clamour of competing claims? (Easter Four. John 10:1-10.) Sentence: “… and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.” John 10:3 Collect: Creator God, you spoke and the world came into being. You sent your own son among us and he spoke in the language of the everyday words of healing and forgiveness. He listened to the cries from the margins of those often silenced. Help us to discern his voic