Metaphor and meaning
Acts 2.42-47 Psalm 23 1 Peter 2.1-10 John 10.1-10 ©Suzanne Grimmett The Lord is my shepherd…therefore can I lack nothing…I am the good shepherd, says the Lord. The good … Read more
Month: April 2023
Meeting God on the way
©Suzanne Grimmett Easter 3 Acts 2.14a, 36-41 Psalm 116.1–4; 116.11–18 1 Peter 1.13-25 Luke 24.13–35 Early this morning I met a childon her way to school.Dragging her feet,huddled againstMarch’s … Read more
Jesus of the scars
Easter 2 1 Peter 1.1-12 Psalm 16 Acts 2.14a, 22-32 John 20.19-31 ©Lauren Martin Have you ever heard of the expression ‘doubting Thomas?’ What does this expression bring to … Read more
The meaning is in the living
Easter Day Sermon 9:30am Eucharist ©Suzanne Grimmett There was a famously talented and innovative ballet dancer who, when asked to explain what her dance meant, answered simply, “If I … Read more
From the darkness
©Suzanne Grimmett Reflection for the Easter Vigil We stage this moment with great fanfares and the ringing of bells, but the recording of the event that Christians believe utterly changed … Read more
The God who knows
A reflection for Good Friday ©Marian Free In the name of God, who shares our joys and triumphs, our sorrows and defeats. Amen. Several decades ago, in a Bloor Street United … Read more
God who flows like water
©Suzanne Grimmett Maundy Thursday Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14 Psalm 116.1-2, 11-18 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13.1-17, 31b-35 Have you ever felt like you have caught a glimpse of God? Perhaps … Read more
The Hound of Heaven
Palm Sunday Matthew 21.1-11 Isaiah 50.4-9a Psalm 31.9-18 Philippians 2.5-11 Matthew 27.11-54 ©Suzanne Grimmett I speak of us living the story of this week…and that is true of what … Read more