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Covid19 Diary 3
Samuel Pepys: April 1, 1665 … to see how my Lord Treasurer did bless himself, crying he could do no more than he could, nor give more money than he had, if the occasion and the expense were never so … Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, COVID19 Diary, online communities, virtual worship, worship service
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Sermon: Life and death and Lazarus
It is a story about death and darkness and mourning; about life and light and rejoicing; and so it is an almost uncannily suitable story for us to hear during this pandemic, as the world faces the prospect of thousands upon thousands of deaths from COVID19. Continue reading
Posted in Sermons
Tagged covid19, death, grieving, Hope, John 11:1-45, Lazarus, Lent 5, Mourning, resurrection
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Prayer for Western Heights Uniting Church
Loving God,
we know that ‘we, who are many, are one body in Christ,
and individually we are members one of another’.
Help us to continue to be that ‘one body’ in this difficult time. Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, prayer, Prayers of Intercession, Prayers of the People, Western Heights Uniting
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Covid19 Diary 2
Of course, in a crisis, people now think they can only rely on themselves. Of course people don’t believe they can trust the government. The government has deliberately created the conditions in which hoarding happens; it’s a bit disingenuous for them to condemn it. Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, COVID19 Diary, hoarding, Newstart, povery, Rebecca Solnit
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Sermon: Who is welcome? The doubters; the faithful; the rule-breakers
Ultimately we can have faith that one day, like the man born blind, Jesus will find us and that, with our blindness cured, we will be able to see him face to face. Continue reading
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Tagged covid19, doubt, faith, John 9:1-41, Lent, Lent 4, rule-breaking, welcome, who is welcome?
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The supposedly-Chinese (but probably really English) curse is: “May you live in interesting times”. Times have certainly become interesting! We do not know how COVID19 will affect us; we have already had to make changes to the way we live; … Continue reading
Covid19 Diary 1
There are so many other parts of my ministry, and of the life of the church, that would actually be dangerous at the moment. Continue reading
