Isaiah 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
Continue readingActs 1:6-11 The ascension of JesusJohn 17:6-11 Jesus prays for his disciples The last time Jesus was together with his disciples, he prayed for them. It is an ending moment, but it points forward to the new beginning sybolized in the ascension. Through the eyes of the soul and in
Continue reading1 Peter 3:13-22 . Do not repay evil for evilJohn 14:15-21 . The Advocate, the Spirit, will be with you Guest preacher: Carol Loewen, LWL listen . view.
Continue reading1 Peter 2:19-25 You have returned to the shepherdJohn 10:1-10 The gate for the sheep Jesus presents us with a “way” of life — a “way” to life, lived in fullness and wellness. This points us to practical questions: “how then shall we live?”. What does it mean to live
Continue readingActs 2:14a, 36-41 Save yourselves from this corrupt generationLuke 24:13-35 The walk to Emmaus Peter enjoins the people to save themselves from the “corrupt generation”. None of us has any trouble identifying the corruption of our generation. The challenge is to recognize the solution in the way of Christ. Where
Continue readingEaster Vigil On the eve of Easter, people gathered as some of the disciples once did at the tomb of Jesus the night before he was resurrected. The people gathered to pray, to wait, and to remember. We began the night with a service that helped us to reflect on
Continue reading1 Peter 1:3-9 A new birth into a living hopeJohn 20:19-31 Receive the Holy Spirit When Jesus speaks of forgiveness, he seems to give the disciples a lot of power — the power to forgive others their sins. Forgiveness is powerful. It is also a dilema for many. Some find
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