Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C 26th October 2025 Lectionary Readings: Jeremiah 14 v7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84 v1-7; 2 Timothy 4 v6-8, 16-18; Luke 18 v9-14. Better? ‘Jesus told a story to some people who thought they were better than others and who looked down on everyone else.’ (Luke 18 v9) The story…
A couple of weeks ago whilst we were visiting my son and daughter-in-law, my husband took the opportunity to get his camera out and take some photos of the new family. Bill, who had been quietly wandering around, was not happy and started barking at the camera, trying to chase it away. (Apparently the hoover…
As I reflect on my three-year journey in the Methodist Church in the UK, I find myself filled with gratitude for the opportunities I’ve been given to actively participate in our communities. Originally from Zimbabwe, attending the annual conference, providing feedback at Synod, and leading devotions at the Ipswich circuit meeting have all been pivotal…
When I pulled back my kitchen curtains on Wednesday morning I was surprised and delighted to see a beautiful robin sitting on my fence. We very seldom see small birds in our garden as there are so many seagulls and pigeons. When I lived in Northern Ireland there were two robins who seemed to spend most…
In Luke 7: 31-35 we have an amazing little parable of Jesus, where he compares the people around him to children playing. A modern day version might be: The people are like children playing at a party. First, they play musical chairs but some wont join in saying they want to play ‘pass the parcel’.…
Read: Matthew 13:36-43 It is bewildering to wonder why good and bad people are able to co-exist in the world. I am writing this on the day following the cold-blooded assault on the worship of people in a Manchester Synagogue on the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur. Today’s reading from the gospel sheds light…
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At the end of September Sir John Rutter featured in the news as he celebrated his 80th birthday. As a highly acclaimed composer of choral music over more than 60 years it was right that his special birthday should be celebrated. In East Anglia we can be justly proud of his strong links to Cambridgeshire, as…
I was watching a TV programme recently that involved a young man who was involved in an accident. He had only been driving for a short period, and it appears that, travelling at about 65 mph, he had a tyre “blow out!” The car hit the central barrier, careered across the adjoining lane, clipped another…
My husband has gone to have his hearing checked, as I write this piece. He is concerned that he does not pick up everything said to him. I wonder sometimes if he perhaps has “selective deafness”?!? My nephew was born with complete hearing loss on his left side. Unless he could see their face, he…