Good News to the PoorEpiphany 3; Luke 4:14-21On January 26, 1788,an English fleet landedhere, and formally possessedwhat was not theirs to possess.They did not even acknowledgethat they had invadedthe lands of the Gadigal nation,one of many nationswho lived as custodiansof country for 60,000 years.Now let us respect Survival Day,and if we celebrate Australia Day,let usContinue reading “Good News to the Poor”
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Accepting the Time
Accepting the TimeEpiphany 2; John 2:1-11“My time has not yet come!” he said at first;but changed his mind, turned water into wine.Was there a premonition of the thirstwhen cross upon a hill became his sign?Then service before safety was his choice,or would be from this moment on that day.He heard the harsh resistance in hisContinue reading “Accepting the Time”
Baptism as Watershed
Baptism as WatershedThe Baptism of the Lord; Luke 3:15-22John and Jesusin the waters:they were connectedbefore they were born,enfolded in separatebut related watersin Elizabeth, Mary,two prophet women,pregnant and waiting,singing their songsof liberation.At that meeting the childin the womb leapt for joy.Perhaps Mary ponderedprophetic knowingin one not yet born.And what of her foetusforetold by an angel?John andContinue reading “Baptism as Watershed”
The Journey of the Wise
The Journey of the WiseEpiphany – Matthew 2:1-12There was a time when kings and queens were wiseand wisdom writings seen as Sacred Word;then Wisdom Woman, God in female guise,spoke at the crossroads and was widely heard.Young Solomon had prayed for wisdom’s sight;a wisdom school was fostered at his court,and foreign leaders came to share theContinue reading “The Journey of the Wise”
Healing Choices
Healing ChoicesEpiphany 6; 2 Kings 5:1-14; Mark 1:40-45If a slave girl had not sharedfaith in godly power to heal,if some servants had not cared,spoken out with frank appeal,would his body be restored,soul washed clean of futile pride?Naaman’s servants saved their lord,braved his wrath, set fear aside.Banned from contact, yet he cameclose to Jesus, begged andContinue reading “Healing Choices”
Woman Lifted Up
Woman Lifted UpEpiphany 5; Mark 1:29-39He took her by the hand and raised her up,and then the fever left her, and the lossof home and husband and her role and placeno longer kept her weak, confined to bed.She felt empowered to serve them in this housethat was not hers, but where perhaps she might,by servingContinue reading “Woman Lifted Up”
Unsanctioned Authority
Unsanctioned AuthorityEpiphany 4; Mark 1:21-28They said he spoke with authority:a truth more real than the words of scribes,a truth their leaders dare not see.The unclean spirit loudly saidboth Jesus’ name and holy fame.At his command that spirit fled.He dared to heal in the synagogue:the bent stood straight, the withered whole.No wonder crowds were all agog.TheyContinue reading “Unsanctioned Authority”
You Search Me Out
You search me out (Lyrics, suggested tune Irish, God moves in a mysterious way, but can be sung to Crimond or Amazing grace)Epiphany 2; Psalm 139:1-5,12-18; John 1: 43-511.You search me out and know my soul,know when I sit or stand,and if I fall, no longer whole,your love will understand.2.You watch my path and whereContinue reading “You Search Me Out”
The Journey of the Wise
The Journey of the WiseEpiphany; Matthew 2:1-12There was a time when kings and queens were wiseand wisdom writings seen as Sacred Word;then Wisdom Woman, God in female guise,spoke at the crossroads and was widely heard.Young Solomon had prayed for wisdom’s sight;a wisdom school was fostered at his court,and foreign leaders came to share the lightContinue reading “The Journey of the Wise”
The Mountain (lyrics)
The Mountain (lyrics) sung to Aberystwyth by Joseph Parry or Hollingside by John Bacchus Dykes (tunes for Jesus, lover of my soul) Transfiguration; Matthew 17: 1-9 Climb this mountain path with me, lest I slip or lose my way. Show me vistas we can see when we’ve scaled the heights and pray. As I watch,Continue reading “The Mountain (lyrics)”
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