Day of Pentecost – Whit Sunday                 Year A                                                 31.5.20 Lectionary Readings Numbers 11 v24-30               Seventy leaders are chosen to help Moses. Acts 2 v1-21                           The coming of the Holy Spirit. John 20 v19-23                      Jesus appears to his disciples. ‘A breath of fresh air’ An expression we use to suggest that someone has made…

REFLECTION FOR SUNDAY 24th MAY – ALDERSGATE SUNDAY I was planned to lead worship a Framlingham on Sunday and so I decided to put some thoughts on paper and online. Sunday 24th May is Aldersgate Sunday the day when our founder, John Wesley, found his heart strangely warmed and he discovered the love of God.…

7th Sunday of Easter (Sunday after Ascension Day)                      Year A                         24.5.20. Lectionary Readings Acts 1 v6-14                           Jesus is taken to heaven. 1 Peter 4 v12-14; 5 v6-11.     Suffering and comfort. John 17 v1-11                         Jesus prays for his followers. Questions, questions. Luke has two versions of the Ascension. Why?  At the end of…

6th Sunday of Easter              Year A                                                                       Lectionary Readings Acts 17 v22-31           Paul in Athens. 1 Peter 3 v13-22         Suffering for doing right. John 14 v15-21          The Holy Spirit is promised. We are not orphans, we are children of a loving God. In the passage from Acts, Paul is telling his sceptical audience that…

5th Sunday of Easter              Year A                                                                        Lectionary Readings Acts 7 v55-60              The stoning of Stephen.1 Peter 2 v2-10            A living stone and a holy nation.John 14 v1-14             Jesus, the face of the Father. Do we need a visual aid to explain a mystery? In the hymn, popular with children of all ages, ‘Our God…

4th Sunday of Easter – Year A                                                                                              3.5.20 Lectionary Readings Acts 2 v42-47              Life among the Lord’s followers. 1 Peter 2 v19-25          The example of Christ’s suffering. John 10 v1-10             Story of the sheep and the Shepherd. Reflection                   Whose ‘voice’ do you trust? In the passage from Acts we are told ‘that they spent…

The Third Sunday of Easter – Year A Lectionary readings Acts 2 v14a, 36-41.     Peter speaks to the crowd. 1 Peter 1 v17-23.         Living as God’s holy people. Luke 24 v13-35.          The road to Emmaus. Comment:      Beware of strangers no more. In Luke’s account, two disciples on the way to the village of Emmaus, are…