Psalm 75 — Psalms of Asaph The words at the end of this psalm are reflected in the words of Mary in what is now known as the Magnificat, Asaph said: I will sing praise to the God of Jacob,who says, ‘I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the …
Tag: Mary
Jesus calling me by name.
The voice of Jesus Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 26th April 2020 This was not the Sunday we had planned. Instead of an extended weekend in Belfast around our wedding anniversary, we have isolation in Huddersfield. Instead of this being a report of a church we have never attended before, it is a report of …
Magnificat — Glory to God
MAGNIFICAT Five prayers for advent — Part 2 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 9th December 2019 Sunday again, and a different one to the usual one. Firstly, I was playing in the worship band again this week, but that is not unusual. Secondly, I had been kept awake with the weather, gale-force winds and rain, …
May your word be fulfilled
FIAT MIHI Five prayers for advent — Part 1 Holy Trinity Church, Huddersfield, Sunday 1st December 2019 "So close you could almost touch." These were the words of one of our church's youth, they were having a sleepover, two nights, in church this weekend. A better version of that quote would be, "God's presence was …
Who’s the daddy?
You're what? The Nativity by Matthew – part 2 The rest of the first chapter of Matthew's Gospel is still about genealogy. The earlier part followed the style of the Old Testament genealogies and is the bridge between the Old and New Testaments, between the story of the physical people of Israel and Judah and …
Care…
…and trust My old blog balaam.wibsite.com can no longer be accessed. Using the Wayback Machine I am trying to save whatever can be saved, There are no images available for these old blogs. This blog is from 27 March 2013 Forty blogs of Lent Day 37 Scriptural Way of the Cross Station 12 Jesus Speaks …
Preparation: The love of Mary
The fourth candle: Love In this final week of Advent, our attention is on love. The following Scripture verses may sound very familiar: Look for the call to love in these words. Teacher, which command in God’s Law is the most important?” Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer …
Love
Love 40 blogs of Lent, day 34 7 last words from the cross Behold your son Behold your mother Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said …
No vacancies
No vacancies In my childhood we spent our summer holidays in Blackpool. My grandparents had retired there and we stayed in their house. Being in a residential town, to get to the beach was a trek, past rows of guest houses with Vacancies or No Vacancies signs in the windows. It was a good indication …
