Praying the Picture: Rev. Trev’s Reflection for August 2024
Ezekiel’s Picture of The Valley of Dry Bones “4 “Then He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! 5 This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. 6 I … Read more
Moving words – the bridge to prayer
Sometimes, it’s much easier to get going in prayer if something has inspired you – a beautiful place, a loving person, somebody in need. It may be lovely words from a person or a book.
The passage on the left is from the book of Isaiah, in the Bible. It is one of Rev Helen’s favourite passages. Could we chew over the words, a verse at a time and use these thoughts and pictures to create a prayer?
Rev. Trev’s Talk for 26th February
How the story of the Garden of Eden shows how God desires salvation for us.
Be Persistent in Prayer
“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. 2He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect … Read more
Following a New Script- November 2022
Feeling Our Way through a Minefield of Emotions I don’t know about you, but I sometimes I think my feelings and emotions are like this old telephone exchange. I’ve got all the … Read more
Finding Strength in Joy October 2022
“The joy of the LORD is your strength” Nehemiah 8.10. In August, after a midweek communion at St. Luke’s, the worshippers and several new faces were finishing off with a brew and … Read more
Easy to Criticise …
What a strange time we are going through as a nation – The Queen is dead, Long Live the King. I have hardly been able to tear myself away from the news … Read more
Being a Disciple
Gospel Reading Luke 14:25-33 “25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “26If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, … Read more
Does God Want us to Rest on the Sabbath?
The word Sabbath originates from the Babylonian language, from the word sabatu which means rest day. The reason I mention this is because the Babylonian language was in existence hundreds of years … Read more
Enjoying God – September 2022
As I write these words it’s the Feast of Lammas – the celebration of the first ripe wheat. Amazingly, it coincides with the first ship full of grain able to leave Ukraine … Read more