prayer
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“O God, be merciful to me, a sinner”
In our scripture passage we read this past Sunday we were given two examples of people praying. The first is a Pharisee who is a respected leader of the people who follow the rules of the old covenant. The second is a the tax collector, who works at, what was commonly considered a corrupt occupation,…
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Family Ministry – October 2013
Greetings St. George’s Families, I hope you are enjoying this fine fall weather. There is much to be thankful for, farmer’s markets laden with the bounty of the harvest (the apple crop is particularly fine this fall), the riot of colour that surrounds us, warm days and cool nights. Creation is a wonder and a…
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The Good Shepherd
Jesus referred to himself as the Good Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.” (John 10:14). At the time, and in the place that Jesus spoke these…
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A Closer Walk with Thee
An important part of Lent for me is taking seriously the time for self examination. It is not an easy thing to do, self examination. We need help to look at ourselves, because we don’t often see ourselves honestly. I know I don’t. Most of the time my view of my self is tinted with prejudice…
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Lent is…
by The Rev’d Nancy Rowe. Lent is our Christian journey toward Easter. We begin the journey on Ash Wednesday with the sign of ashes, an ancient sign. It is a solemn journey that last 40 days (Sundays are not considered part of the 40 days). The last week of Lent we follow the path that…
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