Don’t Touch – words for Low Sunday
The old chorus exhorts us to ‘Reach out and touch the Lord’ but we live in a time when touching brings death instead of life. How do we still sing ‘Alleluia’ at the beginning of an Easter that feels more like Lent.
Author: suffolkvicar
A vicar from Suffolk who writes things down to stop him endlessly talking about them
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 4
We cannot become ourselves by ourself. We all need community to be a mirror for However, if we make it difficult for that community to be open to all sorts of people it become as an echo chamber which stunts our growth.
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 3
In popular culture to surrender involves giving up and failure. In the Christian journey to surrender is to place ourselves in the hands of our Beloved and find their purpose and meaning
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 2
In churches there are many differently shaped and decorated crosses. Some would make much of their ‘own’ as the ‘true’ cross and be tempted to belittle the devotion of others. We need to remember that it is the Cross of Christ and we cherish it not because of its shape but because our Beloved wore it
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 1
As Covid19 continues and it seems as if Easter has not yet arrived I re-visit reflections from 2012 to help readers through Lent v2.0 in 2020
Answering God – Easter Day
Answering God is not a task for Lent alone but an every day attitude of listening for God’s voice whispering ‘Where are you?’ and then running towards the One WHo has always called our name.
While it was Still Dark
The light always, always shines brightest in the deepest darkness
Answering God – Day 40
40 Days ago the world was a very different place with very different plans. As we move from Lent to Easter the question God asks us is ‘What will you do now?’
Answering God – Day 39
‘Live simply that others may simply live’. Surely this is not that difficult a maxim to follow? However from the realm of fast fashion to the need for the latest version of just about everything we find ourselves faced with a world that is more interested in money than people.
Answering God – Day 38
How we use the goods of this world is often seen as personal business and we should be permitted to enjoy the fruits of our labour. However not all that we do with them is good for us or for others
Suffolk Vicar 