by gordon | Jan 7, 2021 | Reflections
“Where is He that is born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” (Matt 12 v2). A star, a new star was in the sky. It was moving. A star to be followed. A star was seen in the sky, many miles from Bethlehem; but for those...
by gordon | Dec 21, 2020 | Reflections
A Thought for Christmas. We must receive and send hundreds of Christmas cards in our life time. Some of them we remember for the image, or the greeting. Some we do not. Of all the cards I have received there is one which has stayed in my mind….. for its...
by gordon | Dec 19, 2020 | Reflections
JOY All ready for Christmas, whatever that will mean in this strangest of years. Even if we are unable to celebrate in the usual ways surrounded by families and friends, there is still much to make a joyful noise about! We read in the great Psalm of Thanksgiving,...
by gordon | Dec 12, 2020 | Reflections
LOVE We probably all remember the hymn: Love came down at Christmas Love, a lovely love divine Love was born at Christmas Stars and angels gave the sign. It isn’t as though love had not existed before Jesus was born, of course, so why do we celebrate Love...
by gordon | Dec 6, 2020 | Reflections
PEACE Like most people, I expect I’ll receive a number of Christmas cards on the theme of Peace, usually with a picture of a dove. Yet Christmas is for many usually quite a noisy affair. So why do we celebrate Peace during Advent, and what has it to do with doves? In...
by gordon | Nov 28, 2020 | Reflections
HOPE Advent Sunday is always the fourth Sunday before Christmas, so this year it falls on 29th November. The word Advent comes from the Latin word meaning arrival, and our season of Advent looks forward to celebrating the arrival (or birth) of Jesus. In many churches,...
