We are approaching a strange and hard Easter. A strange and hard Holy Week. This collect from the Book of Common Prayer is preparing me for that – reminding me of the Father’s tender love, helping me to recall the great humility of the Lord Jesus and challenging me to be patient. These are what I need to meditate on this week. I need to meditate with gratitude on love, humility and patience.
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Tender Love, Great Humility, Patience
Posted in Church, tagged #lentowrimo, BCP, Book of Common Prayer, collect, Easter, Father, Holy Week, humility, Jesus, love, meditation, patience on 4 April, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Consider the Egg
Posted in Church, tagged Cadburys, chocolate, Christ Church Central, Christianity, Church, Creme Egg, Dave Crofts, Easter, egg, faith, Jesus, meditation, poetry, resurrection, Sheffield, spoken word, video, YouTube on 31 March, 2014| 2 Comments »
Spotted this excellent Easter meditation yesterday, with the starting point of considering a Creme Egg (which I know that a good number of people will be doing over the next few weeks). Delivered by Dave Crofts of Christ Church Central in Sheffield. Think this might get a showing in one of our services before Easter.
Apple Trees and Epiphany
Posted in Faith, tagged Advent, Bible, carol, Christianity, Christmas, Church, Epiphany, faith, Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, meditation, Song of Solomon, Song of Songs on 6 January, 2014| 5 Comments »
It’s Epiphany today, when Christians remember the Magi who visited the infant Jesus and his parents, bringing gifts. But we’re still officially (I think) in the church’s Christmas season. I’m rather a hapless Anglican when it comes to the liturgical calendar. But I think it’s still legitimate to share a song that has delighted me in my meditation on the incarnation this year, prompted by an conversation which included the Engineer’s godmother, Song. She has just completed her Old Testament PhD on the Song of Songs, so we now have to call her Dr Song. And she pointed out to me that the carol Jesus Christ the Apple Tree, that I’d loved for a while whilst being puzzled as to its origins, has its roots (badoom-tish) in the Song:
Like an apple tree among the trees of the forest
is my beloved among the young men.Song of Solomon 2:3
The song has also been on my mind as I’ve been reading my bible this season. There are a lot of trees in the bible aren’t there?
Advent Approaches: A Couple of Reading Resources
Posted in Church, tagged Advent, Bible, Children's Bible Reading Plan, David Murray, devotional, e-book, Good News of Great Joy, HeadHeartHands, John Piper, Kids, meditation, Psalm 94, reading, tablet, YouVersion on 20 November, 2013| 3 Comments »
For my devotions recently I’ve been reading the bible on my tablet, using the YouBible app and the Book of Common Prayer reading plan. The reading plan often includes 4 or 5 psalms, which I have been finding very helpful. Yesterday the set readings included Psalm 94, which spoke right into a busy week filled with sadnesses for people I love:
When the cares of my heart are many,
your consolations cheer my soul.Psalm 94:19
Reading the Bible and meditating on it are one of the consolations that God provides. And since Advent is coming I’ve been thinking of finding a devotional to take me towards Christmas. We’ll have our family Jesse Tree of course. But I see that the e-book Good News of Great Joy is available again this year. I very much enjoyed following John Piper’s rather eclectic thoughts which often take you in unexpected and stimulating directions, so I think I’ll be returning to that again. I’ve also just been reminded of David Murray’s Children’s Bible Reading Plan which looks very easy to use and has been designed for his 8 and 7 year old children. I might wave it at the Vicarage kids and see if any of them are up for giving it a go over Advent. Or even starting this week.