Exodus 14:19-31 Crossing the seaExodus 15:1-18 Song of Moses The story of the Exodus defines life as emergence from captivity which can be understood in a myriad of ways. In what ways are we captive ourselves? With whom do we feel called to stand in solidarity in their freedom struggle?
Continue readingExodus 12:1-14 The passoverRomans 13:8-10 Love for one anotherMatthew 18:15-20 Reproving one who sins Behind the legalistic sound of the story of the passover lies a celebration of life emerging from disaster and captivity. Even though in a different form, we live in a world of disaster and captivity still
Continue readingExodus 1:8- 2:10 Moses is adopted by Pharaoh’s daughterRomans 12:1-2 Present yourself as a living, holy sacrifice to GodMatt 16: 13-20 Jesus asks: “Who do you say that I am?” When we proclaim out loud our belief in Jesus we are taking a chance, a chance that we will be
Continue readingGenesis 45:1-15 Joseph is re-united with his brothers Matthew 15:10-20, 21-28 A Canaanite mother challenges Jesus Life is messy and there are more times then not when our actions and attitudes hurt others. The scriptures today speak to the fact that God calls us to reconciliation and forgiveness. Faith can
Continue reading1 Kings 19:9-18 Elijah at Mount Horeb Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus walks on the sea The life of faith is not static, achieved once for all time. We never graduate. Today, we catch a glimpse of two people, Elijah and Peter, who were pushed to take the next step on their
Continue readingPsalm 139: 1-12 God you have searched me and known me Romans 8:12-25 Creation Groans with Labour Pains Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The parable of the weeds scattered among good seed Like creation, we are groaning with labour pains as we navigate in a world that focuses on material things, which
Continue readingIsaiah 55:10-13 Watering the earthMatthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Parable of the sower Every gardener knows how to prepare the ground for seeds and water. Our spiritual life is about being the ground — ready to receive the seeds of God’s word (Matthew) and to be watered by the showers of God’s
Continue readingZechariah 9:1-12 Promise of restorationMatthew 11:25-30 My yoke is easy Jesus says, “Take my yoke upon you…for my yoke is easy…” How can it be easy to bear a yoke? Perhaps it is all based upon acceptance — of our life circumstances, rather than wasting energy on how things should
Continue readingGenesis 22: 1-14 The sacrifice of IsaacMatthew 10:40-42 Welcoming and offering a cup of water We don’t always know why God has called us, and we don’t always know why God has asked us to make these difficult decisions but what we do know, as Abraham found out, is that
Continue readingSo much of our story is about drawing lines of judgement and hatred between favoured ones and the rest. But throughout our tradition and in our world today, there is the thread of another story — one about the whole human family learning to find its wholeness together. As we
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