Lent 2012 – Ash Wednesday

  ‘When you fast do not put on a gloomy look like the hypocrites..’ (Matthew 6:15) Lent is an opportunity to put our authenticity to the test. It is so easy to slide gradually away from the truth, to imagine a lot but let practice descend into a role-play that we perform as much for [...]

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With Laurence Freeman through Lent: Daily Reflection

Easter Day The first witnesses of the Risen Jesus were women. This was despite – or because – they were not seen as legally competent witnesses. Perhaps it shows us that to believe in the Resurrection we have to rely not just on other peoples’ comments but on our own experience. The ‘women did not [...]

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Lent

Lent, the four week period in the church year, where we prepare for the celebration of the birth of Christ. This is not only a time to prepare the gift list, guest list or menu, but especially the heart and mind to be able to accept Christ anew. Now is a good time to start [...]

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