Wednesday Reflection: Blackbirds
Everyday and commonplace, the sight and sound of a blackbird is familiar and strangely comforting. According to Irish folklore, if we place blackbird feathers under someone’s pillow, they will tell us their innermost secrets. For some, blackbirds symbolise reincarnation. In the Christian tradition, a lover of nature, the 7th century Irish saint, Kevin, let a … Read more
SUNDAY – 31st MAY 2020
PENTECOST SUNDAY SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 31st MAY – Pentecost – City Church Cardiff is normally a busy city centre church – one of the largest in Wales – and on Pentecost Sunday would be drawing … Read more
MAY PRAYER CALENDAR Week 5
AYR ST COLUMBA PARISH CHURCH Thursday 28 May Give thanks that the number of patients dying of the corona virus in Scotland is steadily dropping, but pray for those who, in the face of pressure for the lockdown to be eased, are having to take difficult decisions about what is best for the country and … Read more
SUNDAY – 24th MAY 2020
SUNDAY AFTER ASCENSION SPOTLIGHT ON FAITH – Revd. Dr. Scott McKenna in conversation with Iain Stewart of Edinburgh Inter Faith Association. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrX0YdGevd0 SUNDAY WORSHIP – in the absence of worship in our own Sanctuary may I direct you to BBC Radio 4 at 08.10am Sunday 24th MAY – LIVING WELL WHILE WAITING – Catherine Fox … Read more
MAY PRAYER CALENDAR Week 4
AYR: ST COLUMBA PARISH CHURCH Thursday 21 May This is Ascension Day when we recall how Jesus passed into heaven, leaving His followers with the injunction to await the imminent coming of the Holy Spirit which would empower them to be His witnesses….to the ends of the earth, an injunction which the Church still needs … Read more
Sunday 17 May 2020
DAILY PRAYING May I recommend the website pray-as-you-go.org which offers a daily 10 minute reflection with music, Scripture and help with sensitive praying. It will help you reflect on the day. You can listen first thing in the morning, during the day or towards last thing at night. Often, I find them very … Read more