During one of our recent services, I shared a poem that many of you may already know. I often like to begin with a poem because sometimes the words of a poet express things far more beautifully than we can ourselves. They also give us something we can take away and reflect on, whether we…

During our recent service, we reflected on the relationship between our inner spiritual nature and our outer human life, and how this connection draws us closer to God through the presence of the Holy Spirit. Each of us carries within us both an outer self — the person who moves through daily life — and…

This evening’s reading comes from the Gospel of St John – the account of Jesus turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2). It is the first miraculous sign recorded in John’s Gospel, and it carries a message far deeper than a simple act of transformation at a celebration. John’s Gospel is…

There was once a wise professor who kept a dozen bottles on a shelf in his classroom . Each bottle was a different colour — white, black, green, red, orange, blue, and various shades in between. Each one had a label. Some were written in beautiful handwriting, others scribbled. Some were labelled in different languages.…