‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the […]
Daily Devotion 1st August 2018
Long ago God spoke to our ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by a Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom he also created the worlds. He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s […]
Daily Devotion 31st July 2018
While Jesus was blessing them, he withdrew from them and was carried up into heaven. Reflection In the Ascension Chapel at Walsingham, a sculpted cloud on the ceiling has two feet hanging from it. Two wounded feet are seen in frozen animation, held there in the sculpture while the rest of the body is hidden […]
Daily Devotion 30th July 2018
But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes […]
Daily Devotion 29th July 2018
1 Have mercy on me, Lord;to you my soul holds fast.Your cov’ring wings will shelter meuntil the danger’s past. 2 I cry to God Most High,to God who answers me,For he fulfils his purposesfor me most perfectly. 3 He sends his help from heavenand saves me from above,Rebuking those who seek my life;God sends his […]
Daily Devotion 28th July 2018
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not […]
Daily Devotion 27th July 2018
When Pilate heard these words, he brought Jesus outside and sat on the judge’s bench at a place called The Stone Pavement, or in Hebrew Gabbatha. Now it was the day of Preparation for the Passover; and it was about noon. He said to the Jews, ‘Here is your King!’ They cried out, ‘Away with […]
Daily Devotion 26th July 2018
The angel said to Mary, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. Reflection The Creed refers strangely to two participants in a drama we more usually encounter in wintry […]
Daily Devotion 25th July
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Reflection When we say the words ‘and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord’, we are using titles for Jesus rich in association and importance. The world […]
Daily Devotion 24th July 2018
Has all of humanity, in every age, looked up at the blazing canopy of stars or out from the shore at the endless face of water – stilled in awe? Has each child cried out in discoveries wonder at the snake in the garden, only to learn its true name – ‘worm’? Have each of […]