Posts from April 2020
Pastoral Letter – Watching over one another in Love – Part 7
Dear Friends, …and after the earthquake fire, but God wasn’t in the fire; and after the fire a gentle and quiet whisper. 1 Kings 19:11,12 (MSG) In this letter I am inviting you to listen to God and to take heed of His directions about your life. It is easy to get wrapped up in what we want, especially because our culture tells us that we should always be happy, that we’re in charge of our own happiness, and that we hold…
Pastoral Letter – Watching over one another in love – Part 6
Dear Friends, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, Rejoice.” Philippians 4:4 (NRSV) I am reaching out to you again in this lock down, a hopeless and uncertain situation! This reminds me of a certain family who was once in isolation as we read from Genesis chapter 7. Noah and his family (total of eight) were shut in the ark during the floods. Unlike Noah who was told by God that the floods would take 40 days and 40…
Pastoral Letter – Watching over one another in Love – Part 4
“But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you…For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour” (Isaiah 43:1-3a) I am writing to you during this time of Holy Week facing the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Pastoral Letter – Watching over one another in Love – Part 3
Dear Friends, “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand”. (John 10:28 NIV) Friends, the COVID-19 turbulence has caused a lot of fear, panic and confusion. “Yes, there is fear. But there does not have to be hate. Yes, there is isolation. But there does not have to be loneliness,” wrote Richard Hendrick (Irish Priest). Hence the reason for my keeping in touch, through this letter, to offer continued…