Weekly reflections
Join us in reflection and prayer during Lent as we are invited to journey with Jesus into the wilderness and from there, towards the cross.
A new reflection will be added every week.
Holy Week
Holy Week presents a tension between giving and receiving and presents us with the ultimate act of Jesus giving of himself.
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Week six
And so we arrive at Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week, and the beginning of the chain of events that will lead to the ghastly and glorious end of the story.
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Week five
This week’s Count Your Blessings is a week for children; for the small people of the world. Jesus tells us that it is those who become like children who shall come to him, who shall see him.
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Week four
Christian Aid firmly believes that we won’t get rid of poverty until everyone is equal, and as long as there is systemic discrimination against sectors of society poverty will continue.
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Week three
This week we study and reflect on how our busy lives can leave little time for enjoyment of the wonder and beauty of the divine.
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Week two
This week we study and reflect on Gen 17:1-7, 15-16; Mark 9:2-9 and explore how true change will always start with ourselves.
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Week one
Lent is a time to detach ourselves from some of the things of the world and to recognise our deep sense of belonging to God.
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