Suzanne GrimmettFirst Sunday of Lent 21 February 2021 Genesis 9.8-17 Mark 1.9-15 Transforming regret ©Suzanne Grimmett Yesterday we gathered to tell stories. Not just any stories but our very own stories; the stories of this parish and how our lives and the life of this community are woven together. In his introduction, Peter Catt who … Read more
In “Awakening my Faith”, the Lenten study written by Bishop Jeremy Greaves, the reflection for this first week of Lent tells us the invitation of the Spirit will inevitably set us on a path of discipleship that will take us to the cross and beyond. This is a path that leads us to wilderness times … Read more
©Suzanne Grimmett ASH WEDNESDAY Joel 2.1-2, 12-17 Psalm 51.1-17 2 Corinthians 5.20b-6.10 Matthew 6.1-6, 16-21 17 February 2021 “Sin is behovely, but all shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well.” So said Julian of Norwich in 1343 Or we hear from Martin Luther in 1521; … Read more
When planning for the future it is tempting to imagine the place you could arrive, years down the track, when all the barriers have been removed, the possibilities you hope for have come to be and everything you believe you can accomplish has been achieved. Then, you think, I can begin. We can approach planning … Read more
SERMON St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly 1 Samuel 3.1-10 Psalm 139.1-5, 12-18 1 Corinthians 6.12-20 John 1.43-51 Sunday 17 January Dreaming our own dreams ©Suzanne Grimmett “He had all the wrong dreams, all, all wrong. He never knew who he was.” These tragic words are delivered by Biff Loman in the Arthur Miller play, “The … Read more
SERMON Sunday 10 January 2021 The Baptism of our Lord Genesis 1.1-5 Psalm 29 Acts 19.1-7 Mark 1.4-11 The joy of being a nobody from nowheresville ©Suzanne Grimmett “The birthday of the god was for the world the beginning of the joyful messages which have gone forth because of him” Sounds like something we … Read more
SERMON Sunday 3 January, The Epiphany of our Lord Isaiah 60.1-6 Psalm 72.1-7, 10-14 Ephesians 3.1-12 Matthew 2.1-12 Falling in love with solid ground ©Suzanne Grimmett The turning of a new year can see us looking back to reflect on the one that has past and looking forward to the year that lies before us. … Read more
SERMON Recovering our imagination ©Suzanne Grimmett New Year’s Eve Isaiah 11:1-3, 6-9 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 What if hope is not an idea or a feeling but a practice? If hope was active engagement rather than a thought, the most obvious ground for it to be nourished would be in courage. While fear isolates, courage … Read more
A sermon offered by the Reverend Suzanne Grimmett | 25 December 2020 St Andrew’s Parish of Indooroopilly ©Suzanne Grimmett “Christmas is,” said G.K Chesterton, “as if a man had found an inner room in the very heart of his own house, which he had never suspected, and seen a light from within. It is … Read more
SERMON Sunday 6 December 2020 Righteousness and bliss shall kiss ©Suzanne Grimmett “The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” In characteristic Markan fashion, there is little preamble- John “appears in the wilderness”, the action begins. The entry of John was a sign of the initiative of God in … Read more