Tag Archives: Mourning
Reflection: More of the David Soap Opera – rape, rebellion, death, grief.
I think today’s passage is in our lectionary because in the depths of David’s love for Absalom we get a hint of the love God feels for us. Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Samuel 18:5-9 15 31-33, Absalom, Bathsheba, death, grief, King David, Mourning
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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
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Tagged covid19, death, grieving, Hope, John 11:1-45, Lazarus, Lent 5, Mourning, resurrection
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Prayer: Remembering Black Saturday
We know that just as your share our joys, you also grieve with us in times of sorrow. Continue reading
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Tagged Anniversary, Black Saturday, Loss, Mourning, prayer, Remembrance
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