Daily Devotions from the URCService for Good Friday 2021 The Rev’d Ruth Whitehead Introduction Welcome to this service, where we take time to reflect on the awful reality of Good Friday: a day of solemn worship, inspired by the reality of what it means to see God-made-flesh die on a cross of pain. My name is Ruth […]
URC Daily Devotion 1st April 2021
1st April – Maundy Thursday St Mark 15: 21 – 31 They compelled a passer-by, who was coming in from the country, to carry his cross; it was Simon of Cyrene, the father of Alexander and Rufus. Then they brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha (which means the place of a skull). And they […]
Stations of the Cross – follow-up
Friends, It has been pointed out to me (and on reflection I definitely see it myself too) that a poor choice of phrase in this morning’s Stations of the Cross email has not portrayed my belief in the correct way. The core of what I was trying to get across this morning was “The different […]
URC Daily Devotion 30th March 2021
St Mark 15: 6 – 15 Now at the festival he used to release a prisoner for them, anyone for whom they asked. Now a man called Barabbas was in prison with the rebels who had committed murder during the insurrection. So the crowd came and began to ask Pilate to do for them according […]
URC Daily Devotion 29th March 2021
St Mark 15: 1-5 As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound Jesus, led him away, and handed him over to Pilate. Pilate asked him, ‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ He answered him, ‘You say so.’ Then the […]
URC Daily Devotions Sunday Worship for Palm Sunday – The Revd. Geoffrey Clarke
URC Daily DevotionsWorship for Palm Sunday 2021 The Rev’d Geoffrey Clarke Opening Music Introduction Welcome to worship for Palm Sunday. Our service this morning commences with the celebration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and moves on to ponder his self-giving love as heard and seen within the Passion Gospel. I am Geoffrey Clarke, Moderator of the East […]
URC Daily Devotion Saturday 27th March 2021
Saturday 27th March St Mark 14: 66 – 72 While Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, ‘You also were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth.’ But he denied it, saying, ‘I do not […]
URC Daily Devotion Friday 26th March 2021
Friday 26th March 2021 St Mark 14: 53 – 65 They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, warming himself at the […]
URC Daily Devotion 25th March 2021
Thursday 25th March 2021 St Mark 14: 43 – 52 Immediately, while he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived; and with him there was a crowd with swords and clubs, from the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders. Now the betrayer had given them a sign, saying, ‘The one I will […]
URC Daily Devotion Wednesday 24th March 2021
Wednesday 24th March 2021 St Mark 14: 32 – 42 They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated. And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to […]