Reflections

What God wants of us

Today was our last Communion service of the term. We were reflecting on what God calls us to be, as we look ahead to our very different future. Here’s the reading, from the prophet Micah: With what shall I come…

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Noticing the abundance

Here’s the reading and reflection from today’s Communion service, starting with a very familiar story from Matthew’s Gospel: Jesus left the house and went to the lakeside, where he sat down to teach. The crowd that gathered round him was…

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Looking back at our life

At our communion service today we were thinking about looking back over our life. Here’s the reading taken from from Psalm 139, and the reflection. (And here’s a link to another way that you can do this reflection using Psalm…

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Unlikely saints

Here is the reading and reflection from today’s Communion service, thinking about two people who are unlikely saints… A reading from Paul’s letter to the Christians in Rome. He has been wrestling with the point of the Jewish law for…

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Who do we honour?

Here’s the reading and the reflection from today’s Communion service. The photo is of the stained glass window in the Chapel, which is all about this reading… While Paul was waiting in Athens, he was upset to see all the…

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The rainbow people of God

You will find here the reading and reflection from today’s communion service. Also, here’s a link to the video of Brother Roger I mentioned, and another lovely video of him talking about the vocation of listening. And here’s a 10…

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Responding to injustice

Here’s the reflection from today’s Communion service, focussing partly on our response to the shocking death of George Floyd. You can also see a personal video message from the Vice Chancellor with his own response here. The reading was from…

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Thresholds

Here’s the reading and the reflection from yesterday’s Communion. We were thinking about Thresholds. I’ve highlighted the five questions I mention, and I’ll put them at the end, in case you want to spend time with them. After the service…

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