The lived experience of God’s love is an experience of grace, overwhelming beauty, and unbelievable mercy … To live in that love means to live in grace, to be gracious and merciful to others. It means extending to others forgiveness and approval and acceptance … [To read more, click on title]
Category Archives: Reflections
A Table of Plenty
‘Compassion fatigue’ is an expression that has come into vogue in recent decades. It must be associated with the development of media and communications which enable us to see tragedies in the world in real time. We can sit and watch the news … the sea of refugees trying to find a safe home, the horrors of war, the hopelessness of families in weather-beaten places. Coupled with this, we are beset with appeals through the post, on the phone and by direct advertising from a plethora of charities, all of which are eminently worthy of support … [To read more, click on title]
Expectations – the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
… the story of Jacob’s agreement to work for Laban for seven years in anticipation of marrying Laban’s beautiful daughter, Rachel. The deal goes south when Laban tricks Jacob, by substituting his first-born daughter Leah for Rachel on the wedding night. To resolve the predicament, Jacob agrees to work for Laban for a further seven years to get Rachel as well! But, a story where hopeful expectation turns bad! … [To read more, click on title]
Any Weeds in Your Life?
Many of you are gardeners.
You know how the weeds seem to grow much faster than the plants. They try to choke out the ones you want. You can pull the weeds up today, but in a few days’ time more appear.
Our lives are a bit like that. We all have ‘weeds’ … [To read more, click on title]
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