Posts with the category “advent-2024”

Strange Times- a Poem which ponders the awe of the Nativity story PrayerLord God, creator of the universe. You are the one who holds all things in place. You transcend time, baffle our logic, stretch ...  Read More

Listen to the choir of Kings College Cambridge and meditate on the significance of the journey of the Three Kings. Lyrics of last verseThou Child of man, lo, to BethlehemThe Kings are travelling, trav...  Read More

Life in Wokingham is often full of distractions and busy. We often say I can't find time, but the truth is we have to make time. Jesus travelled all the way from heaven to meet with us, we are that sp...  Read More

Wise Men by Barbara Todd There were many prophesies about the Messiah, but the people of Israel didn't fully understand them. Similarly, the Wise Men set off in pursuit of a King, but baby Jesus wasn'...  Read More

The song "Thorns in the Straw" speaks about the birth of Jesis and wonders how much Mary understood about what the future would hold for her son. The gifts the Wise Men brought would have hinted at wh...  Read More

We used this video last night (Dec 15th)at our "Wonderful Mystery" Carol Service! There's a line in a Hymn that goes... "Tis mystery all, the immortal dies" in reference to Easter and Jesus death... b...  Read More

Light bedazzledthey staggered down the hillside,the music of heaven resounding in their ears,hardly believingwhat they had witnessed that they, mere shepherds,had been party to, an earth-shattering mo...  Read More

One of the things I love about Christmas is the music and the songs we hear. Supermarkets are full of upbeat songs, with customers faces showing the joy they bring. Church is full of celebratory Carol...  Read More

Those of us that went to Revive in te summer may well remember Ben Trigg, he was often leading leading worship. I created this video to go with this Christmas song a few years ago, which is why the vi...  Read More

How will we ever find a place to stay with all these crowds?(Everybody seems to have come to Bethlehem tonight.Every inn, every lodging, every hall is full to bursting.People are even camping out in t...  Read More

It's been so long since we felt the thrill of the prophets voice resonating with the hope we keep burieddeep at the bottom of shadowy hearts.So long since we felt the chill of the Spirit's breath,touc...  Read More

Advent sees the weaving together of various strands that make up the Christmas story.It begins with several messages from God. These messages are so  important that it is the angel Gabriel who is entr...  Read More

This video is a very powerful imagination of the journey Jesus took to earth, showing his compassion for us, his people, and his choice to come and rescue us.   The Coming by R S Thomas And God held i...  Read More

In the Psalms, David said:‘Your words are a lamp to my feet and a light to my path’ - Psalm 119:105and in Proverbs it says: ‘remember the Lord in everything you do, and He  will show you the right way...  Read More

Lord Jesus,Thank you that you both call us to a journey with you and you are with us in every step we take, closer to the heart of your promise.As Mary and Joseph did, please help us as we obey your v...  Read More

Mary and Joseph travelled to Bethlehem in obedience to the Roman summons but also in obedience to God. It would not have been easy for Mary to make this journey as she neared her term. Bethlehem is 14...  Read More

Lord, we recognise that our knowledge and experience are limited, and your knowledge and power are beyond our understanding.  We thank you for the miracle of Jesus birth, the appearance of angels and ...  Read More

used with permission In the above Joseph video, Dai imagines the human emotions and frustrations Joseph may have experienced on learning that his virgin wife-to-be is pregnant. The impact of an Angel ...  Read More

Father,I Thank you that you don't ask us to serve you out of our own strength and resources, but you do remarkable things with those who chose to follow you and submit to what you want for us, knowing...  Read More

Following on from Spike's thoughts on the promise and inspiration of Gabriel's word, lets think a bit more of howthey would speak to Mary.Mary would have dreamt of getting married and having a family ...  Read More

 "Lord, I just need your fresh breath... speaking to me, to give me some encouragements for the future. I'm going to pray for that now. And if you'd like to join me, I just encourage you. Just close y...  Read More

Who am I to be chosen for such a task?Just a young girl,I've not searched the scriptures, studied the law,I'm not of royal blood or noble lineage.Yet I am highly favoured,a chosen one,a receiver of an...  Read More

She took it surprisingly well, really!Considering the shock value of the message.She was startled when I arrived,but then they always are.Humans are not used to heavenly messengers...invading their wo...  Read More

 So read aloud the opening passages where the Angel appears to Mary through to Mary’s visit to her cousin Elizabeth. Luke 1:26-56.(Read them in your own Bible or open the sections below...) We can pon...  Read More

Every day there will be some images, perhaps something to watch or listen to, a meditation of a prayer as we prepare our hearts for Christmas, the commemoration of the months in which the creator beca...  Read More

For the four weeks of Advent we will be posting a thought, a meditation, and or a video along with a prayer to inspire your own devotions and conversations with with Jesus as wait for him to break in ...  Read More