Daily Scripture'As a mother comforts her child, so I will comfort you.' (Isaiah 66.13)Daily ReflectionIt’s good to have an occasion to celebrate our mothers, living or departed, remembering with love and gratitude all that they have done for us. This was the inspiration for Mothers Day, which originated in America in 1907 It is celebrated each year on the 2nd Sunday of May. So why are we celebrating today, on 14th March?Since medieval times Mothering Sunday has been celebrated on the 4th Sunday of Lent, reflecting the ‘mothering’ role of Christ’s Church. This is not only about mothers, but about mothering: about nurturing, loving, encouraging others; about helping them. to grow to maturity. And so, as we give thanks for our mothers we thank God too for all those, both women and men, parents or childless, who have ‘mothered’ us.Revd Rosemary
Next Service: MOTHERING SUNDAY10am Holy Communion ONLINE Holy Communion Service. Please see 'Services and Events' for a cut and paste link to this service. A Zoom Coffee morning follows the Sunday service.
Daily Scripture:I lift up my eyes to the hills - from where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 121 v 1 & 2)Daily Reflection: In the Bible, the major revelations of God usually happen on mountains - Moses meets God on Mount Sinai, and Jesus is transfigured on the mountain top. For the psalmist, Jerusalem - the city of seven hills - is where God’s presence is uniquely found. If you look up from the heart of the city, on all sides you see the rising slopes of seven hills. The psalmist’s strength comes from looking around and reminding himself that God’s presence is with him. God is with him and all around him, just as the hills surround the city. God is everywhere - but we sometimes find it hard to feel God’s presence. However, if we follow in the psalmist’s footsteps and look to the hills we can remind ourselves of the enormity of God’s love and that God is ever present. Lyn Hayes ALM
Daily Scripture1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. 3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. (Psalm 139:1-3)Daily ReflectionWe often don’t let people get to know us completely because we are afraid they may discover something about us that they won’t like. Here is the psalmist saying - of God – that He knows us completely…..absolutely everything about us. This could be quite worrying for each of us, when we think of some of the things of which we might be ashamed and don’t want others to know! Yet although God knows everything about us, the great news is that He still accepts and loves us; He does so: completely, absolutely, and unconditionally. He is with us in every situation, in everything we go through; He is there: protecting, guiding, and loving. Thank God that He is there; that he cares. Revd David
