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Advent Daily Devotions, Tuesday 23rd December
Readings: Psalm 67 Isaiah 11:10-16 Revelation 20:11-21:8 Luke 1:5-25 Reflection: A prayer by Christine Jerrett God of mystery and miracles, Your Word brings light into the dark places of our lives; Your presence gives us strength to endure when we are pushed beyond our own strength. You find us in our lostness and, with love…
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Advent Daily Devotions, Monday 22nd December
Readings: Psalm 61 Isaiah 11:1-9 Relvelation 20:1-10 John 5:30-47 Reflection: Edward Hicks’ painting The Peaceable Kingdom. Sourced from Wikipedia This version of Edward Hicks’ painting The Peaceable Kingdom depicts three children in the foreground, with Pilgrims and Native Americans in the distance, engaged in trade. The painting is a response to the vision in Isaiah: The wolf…
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Advent Daily Devotions, Sunday 21st December
Sunday 21st December Readings: Psalm 24 Isaiah 42:1-12 Ephesians 6:10-20 John 3:16-21 Reflection “Not the powerful, not the privileged, not the famous in the land, But the no-ones and the needy were the first to hold God’s hand ……a homeless, wandering couple parented the Lord of all.” A friend opened her Christmas letter to me…
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Advent Daily Devotions, Saturday 20th December
Readings: Psalm 138 Isaiah 10:20-27 Jude 17-25 Luke 3:15-20 Focus Reading: Isaiah 10:20-27 The Repentant Remnant of Israel On that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on the one who struck them, but will lean on the Lord, the Holy One of Israel, in…
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Advent Daily Devotion, Friday 19th December
Readings: Psalm 54 Isaiah 10:5-19 2 Peter 2:17-22 Matt 11:2-15 Reflection: When I was young, I thought prophets predicted the future, like fortune tellers for a whole country. It’s only as an adult that I’ve come to realise that the work of a prophet was and is the telling of truth, and rarely comfortable truth.…
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Advent Daily Devotion, Thursday 18th December
Readings: Psalm 50 Isaiah 9:18-10:4 2 Peter 2:10b-16 Matt 3:1-12 Reflection: For today, a beautiful prayer from Australian author and poet, Bruce Prewer (adapted) Divine Generosity Generous God, Your open-handedness goes far beyond what I deserve, and higher than my noblest aspirations. I do not ask for more blessings, but for the ability to recognize,…
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Advent Daily Devotions, Wednesday 17th December
Readings: Psalm 49 Isaiah 9:8-17 2 Peter 2:1-10a Mark 1:1-8 Reflection: Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of my persecutors surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches? Truly, no ransom avails for one’s life, there is no price one can give…
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Advent Daily Devotion for Tuesday 16th December
Readings: Psalm 47 Isaiah 9:1-7 2 Peter 1:12-21 Luke 22:54-69 Reflection: For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. When I see the phrase ‘Prince of Peace’, I’m reminded of an image…
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Advent Daily Devotion for Monday 15th December
Readings: Psalm 41 Isaiah 8:16-9:1 2 Peter 1:1-11 Luke 22:39-53 Focus: 2 Peter 1:1-11 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith as precious as ours through the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ: May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God…
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Advent Daily Devotion for Sunday 14th December
Readings: Psalm 103 Isaiah 13:6-13 Hebrews 12:18-29 John 3:22-30 Reflection Thinking about the theme of gratitude and adventure, the words of a Brian Wren hymn, (667 in Together in Song), come to mind: 1 How shall I sing to God when life is filled with gladness, loving and birth, wonder and worth? I’ll sing…