Holy Week – Maundy Thursday “After Jesus had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, ‘Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord – and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your…
Holy Week – Wednesday 13 April “Jesus said, ‘I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.’” Reading John 13.21-35 Jesus Foretells His Betrayal After…
Holy Week: 11 April to 16 April As we walk through Holy Week, we pay attention to the interweaving of justice and mercy in Jesus’ words and action, from the triumph of his arrival to his death on the cross. Action for the week This week, spend time considering a situation of injustice, at home or…
Week 5 – Weekend “When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to…
Week 5 – Friday 8 April “Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’ … And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me;…
Week 5 – Thursday 7 April “Our transgressions indeed are with us, and we know our iniquities: transgressing, and denying the Lord, and turning away from following our God … Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands at a distance; for truth stumbles in the public square, and uprightness cannot enter.” Reading Isaiah 59.1-15 Injustice and Oppression to…
Week 5 – Wednesday 6 April “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For all who eat and drink without discerning the body,…
Week 5 – Tuesday 5 April “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill’, and…
Week 5 – Monday 4 April “Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks he said, ‘Take this and divide it among yourselves; for I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.’ Then he took a loaf of bread, and…
Week 5: 4 April to 10 April The God of Scripture invites us to be holy, as he is holy, and holiness and justice walk together. But holiness is not something that simply happens. It is practised until it becomes habit. And one of the practices that shape us for justice as a church is that of…