DORCAS Peter went back with them immediately, and on his arrival they took him to the upper room, where all the widows stood round him in tears, showing him tunics and other clothes DORCAS had made when she was with them. Acts records just a handful of details about Dorcas. We have become accustomed to …
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Eastertide Alphabet (C)
COMMON ‘The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in COMMON.‘ This is a touchstone text for anyone who wants to explore living in community. Living in a way which expresses unity is something to which …
Eastertide Alphabet (B)
BAPTISED We see here the full fervour of the Early Church as, filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles proclaim an urgent message: You must repent and everyone of you must be BAPTISED in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. …
Eastertide Alphabet (A)
AWE ‘Filled with awe and great joy the women came quickly away from the tomb and ran to tell the disciples.’ I am struck today at how this text conveys a mix of emotions as it couples ‘awe and great joy’. Throughout the story of our salvation we meet those who have come close to …
Second Sunday of Easter
John 20:19-31 There’s nothing worse than being with a group of people who are talking about an experience that you haven’t had. There’s only so far that you can go in trying to understand what they are saying and feeling. It’s easy for me to understand how Thomas might be feeling when the disciples say …
Mary, Wife of Cleopas’ Story (8)
Listen to Mary’s Story Read: 24:13-35 Mary and Cleopas are heavy hearted as they begin their journey. Have you known times on your own faith journey when what you hoped for hasn’t materialised? Mary and Clopas find themselves sharing their hopes and fears with Jesus. Imagine yourself doing this too. That simple act of breaking …
Easter Sunday
John 20:1-9* I’ve always loved the early morning. I was usually the first up at home and loved to be in school extra early. There is something about the quiet and the dark that prepares me for the day. Often in the morning I find that my heart and my mind have found a solution …
Women of Holy Week, Mary Magdalene’s Story (7)
Read John 20:1-18 As you listened to Mary Magdalene’s story were there words and images which struck you? Mary and her companions beg, borrow and buy all the spices that they can. What lengths might you go to in showing honour to someone? Jesus says Mary’s name and in that moment she knows her Lord. …
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Women of Holy Week, Salome’s Story (6)
Listen to Salome’s story. Read Mark 15:1-41 and John 19:17-37 Salome speaks about the teaching of Jesus ‘making sense of the world’ and making ‘sense of me’. What are the parts of Jesus’ teaching that help you to make sense of the world and sense of yourself? Salome and her companions draw together when they …
Women of Holy Week, Joanna’s Story (5)
Listen to Joanna’s Story Read Mark 14:12-25 Joanna pays a fisherman to take her to the place where Jesus was preaching.What lengths have you gone to in your own life to find Jesus? How does Joanna’s telling of the meal in the Upper Room speak to you? Joanna speaks of Jesus allowing you to ‘grow …