Before people can recognize God's love, they usually have to see it in a concrete form. For the woman at the well, it was a Jew who talked with her rather than yelling at her about what was wrong with her.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Lent 3a – 8-Mar-26”
Have you ever been playing, out on a playground at school or in a park near your home and saw another child, off by themselves with no one to play with? Why do you think that happens? [Wait for answers]
The story from the gospel for today tells about Jesus meeting a Samaritan woman at a well.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Lent 3a – 8-Mar-26”
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Jesus crossed a lot of social barriers to sit and talk with the Samaritan woman at the well and, like sharing bread, sharing water was an act that equals and friends did.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Lent 3a – 8-Mar-26”
One of the things that passes in Jesus' and Nicodemus' conversation is the idea that you need to get the basics right before you can hope to understand the deep things. "You are Israel's teacher and do you not understand these things?"… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Lent 2a – 1-Mar-26”
I want you to think of the hardest question you've had to answer. What was it? Did you find an answer? [Wait for answers]
Today's story from the gospel is about something really hard to understand. A man named Nicodemus came to Jesus and he had some questions for Jesus.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Lent 2a – 1-Mar-26”
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It seems like such a small thing, a conversation between two people, but it changed the life of one forever. We don't find out in this week's passage, but later we find out that Nicodemus is one of the two Pharisees who made to effort to respect Jesus and eventually ended up following him.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Lent 2a – 1-Mar-26”
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It's not a question of whether we'll fall at some point in this life as Christians. It's a given. We will, and most of us will do it a lot more than once.… Read the rest “Table Meditation for Lent A1 – 22-Feb-26”
What's the hardest test you've had so far? What was so hard about it? [Wait for answers]
Today's gospel story talks about a time when Jesus faced a big test. It wasn't about math or reading. It was about what type of person he was.… Read the rest “Children’s Moment for Lent 1a – 22-Feb-26”
Most of us will never face the temptation to rule the world at the cost of our soul, but we do face temptations daily to place our own security and our own comfort over the needs of others.… Read the rest “Offering Meditation for Lent A1 – 22-Feb-26”
Paul warns us that we should always examine ourselves before taking communion. Lent is also a time of self-examination and repentance so it's very appropriate, in the quiet time before the prayer, to look at our lives and see if there's anything we need to lay down before we come together at the Table. … Read the rest “Table Meditation for Ash Wednesday – 18-February-26”