Today is the Second Sunday after Trinity, when the reading from Luke’s Gospel brings us to the point in Jesus’ ministry when he set his face to go to Jerusalem. The first teaching that Jesus offers to his companions on this journey concerns the true nature of discipleship. Those who begin the journey with Jesus must commit themselves wholeheartedly to completing it. There is to be no turning back. Nor is there to be any supernatural intervention to make the going easy.
For those of you who wanted to do some thinking and preparation for today’s service during the preceding week, I invited reflection on the image of obstacle course. In today’s picture from his book, The Grumpy Day, Teddy Horsley is experiencing life as an obstacle course as he slips on the freshly washed floor. Lord Jesus Christ, you call your people to follow you wherever you lead. Give us grace to follow you, that we may overcome the obstacles in our way; for you are our God. Amen. Next week, the Third Sunday after Trinity, the reading from Luke’s Gospel concerns the mission of the seventy, whom he sends out to go on ahead of him. Jesus gives them strict instructions about how to proceed. The image to help us prepare for next week’s theme is courier. You can find out more about that theme here https://www.prayerforliverpool.org/prayer-resources.html. We would really appreciate you letting us know how you are using these materials.
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Today is the First Sunday after Trinity, when the Gospel reading is taken from Luke’s account of the healing of Legion. This narrative demonstrates once again Jesus’ power over the forces of evil. This time the forces of evil are great indeed. The man was called Legion, for many demons had entered him. When exorcised the demons were so powerful that they destroyed a whole herd of swine. Such clear evidence of Jesus’ power over evil deserved broadcasting. The healed man went away proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
For those of you who wanted to do some thinking and preparation for today’s service during the preceding week, I invited reflection on the image of sharing good news. In today’s picture from one of their books in the World Faiths Today series, Rees and Sara are sharing good news with their friends Michael and Anna. Lord Jesus Christ, you told Legion to proclaim your healing power to the world. Help us to proclaim all you have done in our lives, that your name may be praised; for you are our God. Amen. Next week, the Second Sunday after Trinity, the reading from Luke’s Gospel brings us to the point in Jesus’ ministry when he set his face to go to Jerusalem. On the way Jesus begins to teach his disciples about the obstacles that they will encounter on their journey. The image to help us prepare for next week’s theme is obstacle course. You can find out more about that theme here https://www.prayerforliverpool.org/prayer-resources.html. We would really appreciate you letting us know how you are using these materials. Today is Trinity Sunday. The full nature of God is a mystery which men and women have struggled to grasp and to express. The doctrine of the Trinity affirms that God has been made known in the world in three characteristic ways, as Father, as Son, and as Holy Spirit. The way in which the early church chose to express this mystery was in terms of ‘three persons in one God’. Today’s Gospel reading from John’s account of Jesus’ teaching during his last supper with his disciples provides biblical roots for the distinctive activities of God as Father, Jesus as Son, and the Holy Spirit.
For those of you who wanted to do some thinking and preparation for today’s service during the preceding week, I invited reflection on the mystery of space through the image of space travel. In today’s picture from their book, Light, Aled and Sian peer through their bedroom window and gaze at the night sky and the vast extent of space. Holy and Glorious Trinity, you are older than time and greater than space. We praise the Father, we praise the Son, we praise the Holy Spirit, we praise the Holy and Glorious Trinity; today and always. Amen. Next week, the First Sunday after Trinity, the Gospel reading is Luke’s account of the healing of Legion. Once healed Legion went away proclaiming what Jesus had done for him. The image to help us for next week’s theme is sharing good news. You can find out more about that theme here https://www.prayerforliverpool.org/prayer-resources.html. We would really appreciate you letting us know how you are using these materials. Today is Whit Sunday, the Feast that celebrates the gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. It is Luke who provides the foundation account for the gift of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost through his narrative in the Acts of the Apostles. According to Luke, the Holy Spirit came to the apostles with the sound of a mighty rushing wind and settled on them like tongues of fire. As part of Jesus’ farewell discourse to his disciples during the Last Supper, John narrates how Jesus had promised that the Father would send the Holy Spirit after Jesus’ death and resurrection.
For those of you who wanted to do some thinking and preparation for today’s service during the preceding week, I invited reflection on the image of kites. In today’s picture from his book, The Windy Day, Teddy Horsley is outside with Betsy Bear feeling the wind tug his kite high into the sky. Lord God, you gave the Holy Spirit to your people, like a gift from heaven. Lift up our hearts by the same Spirit, that we may live our lives in your presence and proclaim your power throughout the world; we make our prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen. Next week is Trinity Sunday. The doctrine of the Trinity affirms that God has been made known in the world in three characteristic ways, as Father, as Son, and as Holy Spirit. The image to help us for next week’s theme is space travel. You can find out more about that theme here https://www.prayerforliverpool.org/prayer-resources.html. We would really appreciate you letting us know how you are using these materials. |
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