Rev Sue MurrayApr 3, 20212 min readEaster Sunday Message from Rev Sue Murray – 4th AprilLast year I had the privilege of visiting the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – the alleged site covering the two areas of...
George BennardApr 2, 20211 min readThe Old Rugged Cross – 3rd April So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; I will cling to the old rugged cross, And exchange it someday...
Archbishop Justin WelbyApr 1, 20212 min readGood Friday Reflection Archbishop Justin Welby 2020 – 2nd AprilExtracts from Good Friday Reflection by Archbishop Justin Welby on 10 April 2020 With the crucifixion, Jesus was in physical agony to an...
Bisley BeneficeMar 31, 20211 min readThe Last Supper – 1st AprilA late 15th-century mural painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci and situated in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle...
Rt Revd Rachel TreweekMar 30, 20212 min readExtracts from Easter 2020 sermon – 31st March On Easter morning (as last year, and indeed as on every morning) what we are faced with is something very certain – the resurrection of...
Laurie VereMar 30, 20212 min readLent is not meant to be miserable by Laurie Vere – 30th MarchExtracts from an article by Laurie Vere published 3 March 2017 Lent is a re-enactment — an embodiment — of Jesus’s stay in the...
Bisley BeneficeMar 28, 20212 min readSerial Story: Early Evening. Late Evening – 29th MarchEarly Evening About seven miles from Jerusalem is a village named Emmaus and, later that same day, two people were walking home, talking...
Bisley BeneficeMar 28, 20211 min readThe Gospel reading for Palm Sunday – 28th March Matthew 21 vv 1-11 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them,...
Bisley BeneficeMar 27, 20212 min readPalm Sunday in poetry – 27th MarchWelsh poet, Henry Vaughan (1622 – 1695), gives us a glimpse of a few hours of joy Hark, how the children shrill and high ‘Hosanna’ cry....
Bisley BeneficeMar 26, 20213 min readStations of the Cross XIII and XIV – 26th MarchWe adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. I love you, Lord Jesus, my love, above...
Bisley BeneficeMar 25, 20211 min readHouse Martins – 25th MarchHouse martins are a familiar sight in our Cotswold benefice, arriving like feathered Exocets and checking whether last year’s nests have...
Bisley BeneficeMar 24, 20211 min readToday we mourn: Tenebrae Meditation from Seattle – 24th MarchToday we mourn. For promises unfulfilled For wholeness unrealized For brokenness still afflicting Today there is only darkness. Our hopes...
Bisley BeneficeMar 23, 20212 min readIf the very first Christmas had not happened by Jennifer Lynn Heck – 23rd MarchIf the very first Christmas had not happened There would be no Easter Without Easter Humanity would be hopeless and eternally lost...
Bisley BeneficeMar 22, 20212 min readSerial Story: The Death. The Burial. The Morning – 22nd MarchThe Death The land was in darkness for three hours from mid-day. Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Someone...
Bisley BeneficeMar 21, 20211 min readThe Old Testament reading for Passiontide Sunday, The fifth Sunday in Lent – 21st March from Lamentations 1 I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to...
Jean Binta BreezeMar 20, 20212 min readSpring Cleaning by Jean Binta Breeze – 20th MarchSpring cleaning is both a physical challenge that can take place during that time of emerging from Winter into Springtime, and a metaphor...
Bisley BeneficeMar 19, 20213 min readStations of the Cross XI and XII – 19th MarchWe adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. I love you, Lord Jesus, my love, above...
Bisley BeneficeMar 18, 20213 min readStations of the Cross IX and X – 18th MarchWe adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world. I love you, Lord Jesus, my love, above...
Max ErhmannMar 17, 20212 min readDesiderata by Max Erhmann – 17th MarchGO PLACIDLY amid the noise and the haste and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on...
Kim TrinderMar 16, 20212 min readSharing Memories: Easter Eggs – 16th MarchKim Trinder shares some memories: It seems hard to remember a time as I was growing up when we didn’t have an egg hunt on Easter Day....
