“As much as our reading is a promise of a place in the next life, it is also an important invitation to belonging in a earthly family and community of faith.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message based on the Gospel reading, John 14:1-14, and offers some short reflection questions.
“A good shepherd who acts as both the gate and gatekeeper who guards and cares for each and every sheep in his fold. ” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message based on the Gospel reading John 10-11.
“The earthly powers, and even the heavens and earth themselves, are all no match for God’s Will to proclaim a new beginning for creation in Christ.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a short reflection based on the Easter story (Matthew 28:1-10).
“Our yearly reading of the story of Jesus crucifixion and death are an important reminder of the strength and destructive capacity of human brokenness..” For Palm/Passion Sunday, The Rev’d Canon Rob Park reads the story of Jesus Crucifixion (Matthew 27:11-54), offers a short reflection, and prayers.
“In all the relationships portrayed in our reading today, in the face of life and death, Jesus grows his relationship with them and in turn grows their relationship of faith with God.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 11:1-45.
“We too can be confident in our place and we can be strengthened by our baptismal promise to speak truth and seek restoration for all.” The Rev’d Canon Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 9:1-41.
“So powerful is Jesus’ encounter with he Samaritan Women that it causes his own disciples and her own community to take notice and be transformed.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 4:5-42.
“To grow in our faith and our faithful relationships, we will have questions to ask.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from John’s Gospel chapter 3:1-17.
“Each of Jesus’ choices in our reading reminds us that our place in the kingdom cannot be bought by any material wealth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 4:1-11.
“God successfully reveals the path of the Good News, just as God intended, and opens up for all the path that leads us out from our earthly bondage.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for Transfiguration Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 17:1-9.
“The intentions and motivations of our actions are as important to our relationships as the the situations covered by the Old Testament laws.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:21-37.
“Both images are transformative in their power to reveal what is hidden and to open Christ’s path to true joy that is found in the Gospel’s truth.” The Rev’d Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading for this Sunday from Matthew’s Gospel chapter 5:13-20.
