Spirit & Life

Morning birdsong is a complex mix! A cacophony of joy, demand, chatter and consternation, equally delightful and compelling, as it is disturbing and surprising.

A classic gathered community of relatives and friends, grieving together, illuminates the humanity that binds us all.

Psalm 23, John 9: 1-41Ephesians 5:8-14You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light, for it is the light[a] that brings a rich harvest of every kind of...

Exodus 17:1-7 John 4:5-42In Samaria he came to a town named Sychar, which was not far from the field that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired out by the trip, sat down by the well. It was about noon.A Samaritan woman came to...

John 3:1-17There was a Jewish leader named Nicodemus, who belonged to the party of the Pharisees. One night he went to Jesus and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher sent by God. No one could perform the miracles you are doing unless God were with...

2 Peter 1:16-21We have not depended on made-up stories in making known to you the mighty coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. With our own eyes we saw his greatness. We were there when he was given honour and glory by God the Father, when the voice came to him from the...

1 Corinthians 3:1-9As a matter of fact, my friends, I could not talk to you as I talk to people who have the Spirit; I had to talk to you as though you belonged to this world, as children in the Christian faith. I had to feed you milk, not solid food, because you were...

Isaiah 58:1-12              Suggestion: Read it out loud!The Lord says, “Shout as loud as you can! Tell my people Israel about their sins! They worship me every day, claiming that they are eager to know my ways and obey my laws. They say they want me to give them just...

Even when we are jaded, fatigued or weary, this time of year seeps into our spirits with a certain something. Why is that?

I get why Mary sings. Carrying a child is where great wonder and gentle patience really are the best companions.