We will come to know one another through the breaking of bread. Eucharistic hospitality is about our actions more than our words. To welcome in strangers is truly a test of faith, an act of trust and vulnerability. How will we meet each other face to face in a way
Continue readingWe come to know our faith in a new way when challenged or in doubt. What may have seemed easy at first – believing in the statements of the New Creed and living them out in the world – becomes harder when we doubt Jesus was truly incarnate during his
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Matthew 28:1-10 Mary and Mary at the tomb We are called by Christ to be a community. One that values both tradition and new creations. As disciples of Christ, we have been discovering what spiritual friendship means now more than ever. We walked the journey of Lent hearing the stories
Continue readingJesus lives up to his last week, seeking to model spiritual friendship and leadership. He is open, honest, authentic, slow to anger but never one to avoid conflict. How can we celebrate his great love for friends, learning to love like him? How can we prepare our hearts to not
Continue readingJesus, the great healer of his area, arrives too late to heal a very dear friend. Jesus instead sits with tears in community, listening to all the emotions of his friends. God, the great healer, then intervenes. God raises Lazarus and proclaims that death is never the end. How do
Continue readingGod is offering us both guidance and rest in this Psalm. Spiritual friendships are those in which we are asked to both receive and give guidance as well as rest. After resting from judgement in the warmth of compassion, how can we help guide each other into growth. How can
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Psalm 95 Sing to the Lord John 4:5-42 Jesus and the Samaritan Woman Have you ever felt invisible, like nobody noticed you were there? For probably the first time in this Samaritan’s woman’s life, someone saw her for who she was! Jesus not only saw her, but asked for her
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Psalm 121 I life up my eyes, my help come from the Lord. John 3:1-17 Jesus and Nicodemus Be born of the Spirit In the words of the psalmist, our help comes from God. We are reminded that God is steadfast, sure, faithful and dependable. God is our keeper, our
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Psalm 32 I confessed and God forgave. Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus and the Adversary. Spiritual friendship is the means by which we as disciples of Jesus live out what Jesus taught. We cannot go on this faith journey alone. Even when it appears that Jesus is left to his own devices
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Exodus 24:12-18 God in the Cloud Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration In The Holy Manners, the behaviour covenant shared here at Robertson-Wesley, is the call to pause before speaking to ponder what others are saying and how we are feeling before constructing our response. It also calls on us to affirm the
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