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O Spirit of the Living God

9 June 2019 is Pentecost Sunday, the 50th day of our Easter journey. It marks a new season—the Sundays after Pentecost. In his book Calendar: Christ’s Time for the Church,…

Alleuia! Sing to Jesus

Ascension Day is the 40th day of our Easter journey. It was the day when Jesus ascended to heaven before His disciples’ eyes on the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:1–12).…

Easter Alleluia

Many of us would be in the midst of our Lenten journey for this year. This journey varies from one person to another, depending on the discipline each has chosen…

Sunday’s palms are Wednesday’s ashes

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday on 6 March 2019. Counting 40 days, excluding Sundays, Lent will end on 20 April. In biblical terms, the number 40 connotes completion or fullness.…

God the Spirit, Guide and Guardian

The season between Epiphany Sunday (6 Jan) and Ash Wednesday (6 March) is called “Ordinary Time”. The word “ordinary” connotes the ordinal numbers used to designate the Sundays: for example,…

We Three Kings of the Orient Are

The 12 days of Christmas end on 6 Jan, the feast of Epiphany. Epiphany comes from a Greek word meaning “manifestation or appearance”, and is associated with the visit of…

I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. This is the Memorial acclamation professed when celebrating Holy Communion. It is also what we proclaim at Easter. But what…

Crown Him with many crowns

The liturgical calendar comes to a close with “Christ the King Sunday” on 25 Nov 2018. Another cycle begins with the season of Advent, starting on 2 Dec 2018.   “Crown Him with Many Crowns” is an appropriate hymn for Advent.   The word “crown” acknowledges Christ as…

God is here

“God is Here” was written by the Rev Fred Pratt Green (1903–2000), who is considered one of the best hymn writers of the 20th century. A poet and prolific writer,…

God is our refuge

“Saranam” means refuge. It comes from Sanskrit, an ancient language that is no longer spoken, but from which many words in India are derived.1 It is a word that expresses…
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