C.S. Lewis famously noted that the greatest miracle of Christianity is not the resurrection but the incarnation. If you can accept that God became a baby, the resurrection should not be a problem. But when you held your first-born baby, or grandchild, or any infant, you probably did not think, “This is how God was!” …
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When the Towers Fell–A Prayer for 9/11
God over all, when the towers fell it seemed our world changed. We remember where we were when we first heard, when we saw the fearsome sight, when what we might have thought unassailable crumbled to dust. The shock and awe of those scenes haunt us still. Yet, as we draw near to you …
TO STAND UP TO STAND WITH
Followers of Messiah Jesus know that the world is often upside down and inside out relative to the Kingdom of God. We expect therefore to encounter hatred not love; selfishness not sacrifice; violence not gentleness; and bearing of crosses not crowns. We expect this because we are followers of Jesus. In recent days, followers of …
For the Fourth Sunday of Easter
Loving Lord, IN the beginning, whether by big bang or quiet whisper, You created all that was, is and will be; You created us. In the beginning, once formed and breathed alive, You Welcomed us Home, to sanctuary with you, to live in You, living in Your love, walking in Your light, radiating Your glory, …
For the Third Sunday of Easter
Loving Lord, We enter your presence to name you as Lord and King! We approach, we bow down, we worship your majesty. We lay our meagre gifts of self and stuff before your feet, And know we are yours! Bought with Triune Treasure in gifting us your Self, Stretching arms and hands to receive the …