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It is important to notice where Jesus gets his love from – because he doesn’t create it himself. Jesus receives love from God, his Father. This is important to remember because humans can run out of love … But God does not run out of love – God always has more love to give us. So, … [To read more, click on title]
When we love we want to share. The Collect for today reads ‘… give us the happiness to share, with full measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, all that you give us.’ This prayer encourages us to show Love in practical ways, by sharing … [To read more, click on title]
With no radio, TV, internet or social media to get the message out quickly, the news of Jesus’s resurrection was by word of mouth. Not everyone heard it at once. And following his resurrection, he was slow to reveal himself to his followers. Followers that were in hiding, on the fringes, grappling with all they had seen and heard … [To read more, click on title]
The women … weren’t thinking about whether the guards would let them approach the tomb. They weren’t worried about being arrested … They weren’t concerned with how they would react to seeing Jesus’s dead body … No. All they were really concerned about was, who would roll away the stone for them? [… To read more, click on title]
David sinned big, repented big, and the Bible remembers him … as “a man after God’s own heart”. Our mistakes may not be as public as David’s, but we all fall short of living well, in the steadfast love and mercy of God … [To read more, click on title]
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