by gordon | Dec 19, 2020 | Reflections
JOY All ready for Christmas, whatever that will mean in this strangest of years. Even if we are unable to celebrate in the usual ways surrounded by families and friends, there is still much to make a joyful noise about! We read in the great Psalm of Thanksgiving,...
by gordon | Dec 12, 2020 | Reflections
LOVE We probably all remember the hymn: Love came down at Christmas Love, a lovely love divine Love was born at Christmas Stars and angels gave the sign. It isn’t as though love had not existed before Jesus was born, of course, so why do we celebrate Love...
by gordon | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections
PEACE Like most people, I expect I’ll receive a number of Christmas cards on the theme of Peace, usually with a picture of a dove. Yet Christmas is for many usually quite a noisy affair. So why do we celebrate Peace during Advent, and what has it to do with doves? In...
by gordon | Nov 28, 2020 | Reflections
HOPE Advent Sunday is always the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so this year it falls on 29th November. The word Advent comes from the Latin word meaning arrival, and our season of Advent looks forward to celebrating the arrival (or birth) of Jesus. In many churches,...
by gordon | Nov 20, 2020 | Reflections
“He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him.” When Jesus came to perhaps the darkest moment of His life, he took His 3 chosen friends with Him…… but only so far. Coming to the garden of...
