Category: Reflections

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...

By Revd Paul J. Le Sueur Panic Stations All was peaceful on Lake Galilee some years ago when I led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. As we walked along its shores we remembered how often it featured in the Gospels. It was on the shores of Lake Galilee where Jesus recruited Andrew and Peter, and...

By Revd George Mwaura Ezekiel 17: 22–24 and Mark 4: 26–34 God of wonders, we thank you because you have said to us that, when we pray with faith the size of a mustard seed, we can move mountains. Lord, we do have faith; please help our doubts not to override our faith in Jesus’ name. Amen...

By Revd George Mwaura God in three persons, speak to us in this space by your Spirt and shine light into our human understanding of who you are. Amen A family living in New Jersey in the USA narrated a hilarious experience of taking a young girl of Asian origin to church with them. The girl’s parents...

By Revd George Mwaura Psalm 104: 24–33, Acts 2: 1–4 and John 20: 19–23 God of new beginnings, come, descend among us, and renew our faith and hope by your Spirit, we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen It feels so good to come here and share fellowship with you today. But I am also very conscious...

By Revd George Mwaura Psalm 98 and John 15: 9–17 Friends Christ, who calls us friends, speak to us in the silence of this space, and teach us to befriend those who seek and hunger for true friendship. Amen If someone were to ask you to describe your best friend, or the qualities that makes someone...