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Year B Easter 6: water and blood, a Mothers Day proclamation

Posted on May 10, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

“This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth.” I don’t … Continue reading →

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Year B Lent 3: Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us; therefore let us keep the feast

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Rosalind C Hughes

There’s something unusual about the way that John’s gospel tells the story of the cleansing of the temple. Each of the four gospels tells some version of this event, and they are, for biblical accounts, surprisingly close in detail to … Continue reading →

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Year B Advent 1: Be the gospel

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

We enter Advent slap bang in the middle of Mark’s little apocalypse; this end of the world, stars falling out, desolating times piece of prophecy: the little apocalypse. The thing about apocalypse is that it comes up over and over … Continue reading →

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Pray

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Pray, not for an end to grief; tears fall, the waters of a hard labour.

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Psalm

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

oil poured on troubled water set alight: O God, make haste to help us.

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Storm in black and white

Posted on August 19, 2014 by Rosalind C Hughes

Violent ultra violet piercing dark skies; dangerous contrast.

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