Reading “We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed but not driven to despair; persecuted but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies” (2 Corinthians 4:8-10 ESV) Reflection Our world is […]
Daily Devotion for Tuesday 4th June 2024
Tuesday, 4 June 2024 Conquest and Chaos 2 Kings 25:22-30 [The king of Babylon] appointed Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan as governor over the people who remained in the land of Judah, whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had left. Now when all the captains of the forces and their men heard that the king […]
Daily Devotion for Monday 3rd June 2024
Reading Psalm 146 Praise the Lord!Praise the Lord, O my soul!I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.When their breath departs, they return to the earth; on that very day […]
Sunday Worship 2 June 2024
Today’s service is led by the Revd Andy Braunston Welcome As Queen’s nostalgic defence of radio fades away we focus today on listening. Above the noise of our world we seek to listen to God’s call – a call which comes in the everyday things of life, often in unexpected places and through unexpected people. […]
Myanmar
Reflections on Myanmar Dear Friends, I hope you found the last five weeks’ worth of Devotions on the Five Marks of Mission – as reimagined by Graham Adams – interesting. We’ll return to these ideas later on. Now we turn to two weeks’ worth of material reflecting on Myanmar and the work of the Presbyterian […]
URC Daily Devotion 31 May 2024
Matthew 9: 35-38 Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. 36 When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then […]
URC Daily Devotion 30 May 2024
Mark 10:46-52 Jesus and his disciples went to Jericho. And as they were leaving, they were followed by a large crowd. A blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus son of Timaeus was sitting beside the road. When he heard that it was Jesus from Nazareth, he shouted, “Jesus, Son of David,have pity on me!” […]
URC Daily Devotion 29 May 2024
John 1:1-14 (The Message) The Word was first, the Word present to God, God present to the Word.The Word was God, in readiness for God from day one.Everything was created through him; nothing—not one thing!— came into being without him.What came into existence was Life, and the Life was Light to live by.The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness; the […]
URC Daily Devotion 28 May 2024
1 Peter 3. 15-17 …but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defence to anyone who demands from you an account of the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you […]
URC Daily Devotion 27 May 2024
Matthew 13: 31-33 He put before them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the […]