Fishing and Following Epiphany 5; Luke 5 1-11 Lord, don’t forsake the work of your own hands! Like Simon, we have laboured in the dark, then washed our empty nets upon the sands. Our sense of failure leaves a hurtful mark. Can we, like Simon, weary as we are, set out again a little wayContinue reading “Fishing and Following”
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Hometown Rejection
Hometown Rejection Epiphany 4; Luke 4:21-30 They drove him out and pushed him to the brink, so keen were they to shake him from the height of vision that he claimed, to see him shrink back to the mundane faith that they deemed right. He did not think of ways he might placate, but namedContinue reading “Hometown Rejection”
Desolation, Consolation, Desolation
Desolation, Consolation, Desolation Epiphany 3; Luke 4:1-30 Filled by the Spirit, he is teaching, honed by harsh tests and raw beseeching. Fame after wilderness temptation: consolation follows desolation. Look, how that cycle gets inverted – those who admired him still deserted. Praised by the people and invited, he sees how soon is wrath ignited. ReadingContinue reading “Desolation, Consolation, Desolation”
Transformation Time
Transformation Time Epiphany 2; John 2:1-11 Sometimes, like Mary at the wedding feast, I see a need in those for whom I care, and point it out to God, hoping at least, if I dare ask, the cupboard won’t stay bare. Like Jesus, God might say, “Now what concern is that for you or me?Continue reading “Transformation Time”
Song for Epiphany
Song for Epiphany Matthew 2:1-12 (written to fit the Irish traditional tune Columcille, as arranged by John Bell, Iona Community, for his song No wind at the window, Together in Song 287) What star can I follow to kneel in that place? How far will I journey? What doubts dare erase? And if I canContinue reading “Song for Epiphany”
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