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The way is hard We begin this morning’s message in prayer, given last night’s news that the Prime Minister has been moved into Intensive Care. The reflection below seems even more appropriate, and we offer it as we pray for Boris Johnson, all who are gravely ill and those who are caring for them. We…
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A bridge of iron Holy Week: a bridge from darkness to light This morning’s reflection comes from Heather Thompson, a member of our Ministry Team. I love this aerial picture of Ironbridge in Shropshire. The town grew up around the famous 18th Century bridge, the first of its kind in the world. See how the…
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Making a way, when there is no way Reverend David Parry reflects here, on how the message of Palm Sunday can relate to our particular situation this year. Click here, or press the play button below, to watch the video:- Click here to read the transcript of this message. “Violence shall no more be heard in…
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Centre of attention Reverend David Parry reflects on the way God sees and hears us, especially when we need it most. View of Jerusalem from Church of Dominus Flevit on Mount of Olives The Franciscan church of Dominus Flevit (‘the Lord wept’), on the Mount of Olives, was built in the 1950s and is dedicated to…
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Settling our minds in unsettled times Well, we’re now at the end of the second week of this strange new world of isolation. Thank you to everyone who has got in touch with encouraging messages and those who have written reflections. It seems to be one way that we can feel connected and supported. The…
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Our different reactions We are all experiencing loss in these strange, disorientating times. We are certainly united in that, but we all react differently when we’re grieving. Reverend Susan Blagden’s reflection this morning takes, as its inspiration, the painting below by Tom Bower (originally commissioned by the Bishop Of Oxford: Right Reverend Steven Croft) as…
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Do not be afraid Click here to watch the video of goats roaming the streets of Llandudno yesterday. It gave many of us a much needed laugh! The story seems to have brought much needed cheer around the world. But inevitably, many of us are frightened by the main news of the continued escalation of coronavirus,…
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Memories Following yesterday’s invitation into taking a moment of ‘peace and quiet’, Canon Berw and Ros Hughes share today their thoughts on how this period of imposed isolation is leading them to find comfort in memories. Thanks to them too for sharing the family photo frame that Ros’s late mother kept in her bedroom. Grace…
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Peace and quiet ‘Peace and quiet’ is not a phrase we usually associate with a Monday morning! Setting ourselves up for the week ahead may well, in more normal times, mean writing ‘to do’ lists. Many front-line workers have never been busier, of course, and we do pray for them and their enormous workload. But…
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A reflection for Passion Sunday Click here, or press the play button, to watch the video. Click here to read the transcript. Jesus sternly ordered and commanded them not to tell anyone, saying, ‘The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and…
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