Reflections

Isaiah 53:2-5 ‘He grew up before him like a tender shoot,    and like a root out of dry ground.He had no beauty or majesty

Mary saying ‘yes’ to God in sorrow and suffering is overwhelmingly graceful. “Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of

“If an enemy were insulting me,    I could endure it;if a foe were rising against me,    I could hide. But it is you, a man like myself,    my companion,

Luke 9:23 ‘Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. 

Zechariah 9 “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion!    Shout, Daughter Jerusalem!See, your king comes to you,    righteous and victorious,lowly and riding on a donkey,    on a colt, the foal of a

This music is beautiful. Gregorio Allegri Miserere Mei Deus The Choir of Claire College Cambridge Timothy Brown. Album: Goosebumps Classics Licensed to Youtube by: Kontor

The Lay Clerks of Ely Cathedral sing Thomas Tallis’ moving work, If Ye Love Me, as part of the Cathedral’s #LiveHolyWeek​ campaign Phlippians 2:13 “For

Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art;And make me love

These timeless words speak comfortingly in times of stress. Matthew 11:28-30 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you

It is hard to grasp the idea of God’s humility. Philippians 2:6-10 “Who, being in very nature God,    did not consider equality with God something to be used

Reading this is a reminder of how God does not abandon us in our weakness. God’s Grace saves us. 1 Peter 5:5-10 “And the God

Reflecting on the words of Psalm 139 evokes a feeling of being loved and cared for: “You have searched me, Lord,    and you know me. You know when I