Christmas 1The first Sunday after Christmas is slightly odd. A kind of calm has descended after the bedlam of the festive preparations. The excitement, the preparation, and the anticipation had all combined to create an atmosphere of chaos - we were,...

31 December 2006 - St George's Chapel

Jeremiah 32-17-27In the very opening verse of the Old Testament reading this morning, we heard these prayerful words- "Ah Lord God! It is you who made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for...

05 November 2006 - St George's Chapel

Jonah 4Last week we left the King of Nineveh sitting on a heap of Ashes. He had heard Jonah's prophetic message and he and every person and every animal in the city had repented of their violent ways. And there the King sat- wondering, if we repent, ...

10 September 2006 - St George's Chapel

Jonah 3The Book of Jonah, as I said last week, is a two part story- the first part of the story tells us about Jonah and the large fish, the second about Jonah and the people of Nineveh. The first part begins with these words- "Now, the word of the L...

03 September 2006 - St George's Chapel

Jonah 1 2The story we heard this morning from the Book of Jonah is part two of a two part story and although I suspect part one is very well known, I thought it might be no harm to hear it again. It goes something like this- 1.-And the word of the ...

27 August 2006 - St George's Chapel