Category: Reflections

By Revd George Mwaura
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By Revd George Mwaura A true story from my Professor of Systematic Theology in Cambridge: While marking an end-of-term paper, he came across a note written by one of the students that read like this: ‘God only knows the answer to this question, sir; I have no clue. Merry Christmas.’ The professor awarded the student zero...

A Memorial for the Covid Victims By Revd George Mwaura Leviticus 10: 1–7 & John 20: 1–10 Most of you will know that today is Christ the King Sunday, a day we celebrate the kingship of our Lord Jesus Christ. In recognition of his kingship, today we have chosen to have a memorial service for all...

1 Kings 17: 8–16 & Mark 12: 38–44 By Revd George Mwaura Generous and loving God, we come to you in thanksgiving, knowing that all we are and all that we have is a gift from you. In faith and love, help us to do your will. We are listening. Speak your words into the depth...

Mark 10: 35–45 By Revd Paul Le Sueur I invite you to think back on your life to recall if there has ever been a time when you have really struggled to master something. For some people, learning to swim or to cycle or to dance comes really easily, but for others, no matter how patient the instructor...

By Revd Hannah Akibo-Betts Good morning to us here and those watching on line. As Christ the Cornerstone gathers today to celebrate Black History Month, I thank Ernesto and Glynne for inviting me to be your guest speaker. It is a daunting and unenviable task, but a welcomed privilege. Unenviable and daunting because our contemporary history...

By Revd George Mwaura Ecclesiastes 11: 1–6 Invest in Many Ventures 1 Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. 2 Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. 3 If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether...

Revd Canon John Robertson Milton Keynes Director of Ecumenical Mission Introduction Today is a day of celebration, a day for renewing covenant, of joyfully recommitting ourselves to one another and to the mission and ministry to which God calls us. We are here to celebrate the bringing together of five communities of faith: Baptist, Methodist, Roman...

By Revd George Mwaura Isaiah 50: 4–9a and Mark 8: 27–38 Lord, speak to the quietness of this place; speak words of consolation, healing, and wisdom by your Spirit, for your children await in eagerness. Amen In the musical show, Jesus Christ Superstar (ya’ll remember it?), Judas mocks Jesus saying, if you had come today you...

By Revd George Mwaura Isaiah 58: 1–12 and John 1: 1–16 God of all creation, your goodness and glory shine forth through everything you have made. Through the light of faith, help us to see and treat this world as our common home, not as a resource to dominate and exploit. Amen The Intergovernmental Panel on...

By Revd George Mwaura Psalm 15 & James 1: 17–27 God of wisdom, teach us to utilise the gifts you have given us wisely, using them to build each other and your church. Amen Today’s message from the letter of the Apostle James is not justification by works, but justification that works. He insists that righteousness...

By Revd Hannah Akibo Betts John 6: 47–58 and Ephesians 5: 15–20 As your guest speaker this morning, my name is Hannah. I live locally here in Milton Keynes and it is an honour, privilege and pleasure to speak to you this morning. I am familiar and acquainted with a few in this congregation, who have...

Yesterday, I found God’s canvas outside my train window. I passed the countryside and saw the beauty that lies within each brush stroke, the type of miracle that only grows beneath the soil. Since the beginning, we’ve had a habit of crossing boundaries against nature’s fruits. Left to our own devices we would have probably turned...

By Revd George Mwaura Romans 13: 8–14 and Matthew 18: 15–20 Creation and Sustainability: Caring for Mother Earth Here is a riddle for you: ‘What did the storm say to the hurricane?’ ‘I have my eye on you.’ Here is another one: ‘What did one tornado say to the other?’ ‘Let’s twist again like we did last...