by gordon | Dec 5, 2019 | Reflections
Not long to go now, and we get a real sense of excitement as we approach Christmas: Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child...
by gordon | Nov 28, 2019 | Reflections
We now turn to the narrative of the New Testament. Strange things have already taken place and more are foretold. In a vision, Mary’s barren cousin Elizabeth has been told she would conceive a son who was to be named John. ‘He will turn many of the people of Israel to...
by gordon | Nov 21, 2019 | Reflections
Our final vision from Isaiah is that of a great light being brought into the world by the birth of a child. This prophecy, too, was taken later as a prophecy of the birth of Jesus, God incarnate – that is: God in human form. We celebrate Christmas with the lighting of...
by gordon | Nov 14, 2019 | Reflections
Our second passage from the book of Isaiah again looks forward to a time of peace and justice. The opening phrase may appear rather strange: ‘A shoot shall come out of the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots’. Jesse was the father of King David,...
by gordon | Nov 6, 2019 | Reflections
Preparation for Advent: Sunday 10th November, by Mike. Advent is a time of preparation leading up to Christmas when we celebrate the birth of Jesus to whom the title ‘Christ’ was given from the very earliest days. ‘Christ’ is the Greek a translation of the Hebrew word...
