Marks Musings
Posted on: December 14th, 2022
I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart (where?) Down in my heart to stay Sometimes the songs meant for children speak deeply and profoundly even in their simplicity. I think […]
Posted on: December 7th, 2022
In the wilderness of our time, we as people of faith need to cry out a message of peace that grounds us through our relationship with Jesus, the one we know as the Prince of Peace. This week’s Advent theme is the peace God offers us in His coming among us, and in His promised […]
Posted on: November 30th, 2022
This week’s Advent theme is hope … and there is no doubt that we always need hope and especially during the times in which we are living. The prophetic voice of faith is about crying out in the wilderness of our time that we have experienced the gift of hope and recognized it as God […]
Posted on: November 23rd, 2022
Yesterday, as I was standing with a small group in front of the town hall for the National Housing Day rally, the image that came to mind for me was a voice crying in the wilderness. Sometimes, the world we live in can feel like a wilderness given all we experience in our lives and […]
Posted on: November 16th, 2022
Over the past few weeks, i have been reflecting on each of the foundational elements that are part of our mission statement here at St. Paul’s. When we seek to worship Christ, we will come to know Christ more intimately; and when we know Christ, we will desire to serve Christ. That is the third […]
Posted on: November 9th, 2022
Continuing in our series reflecting on our mission statement here at St. Paul’s, this week we consider our desire to seek to worship Christ as an integral part of our life together. Worship is at the core of what it means to be a Christian community. Worship helps us to know Christ more, as we […]
Posted on: November 2nd, 2022
This week my musings continue in our reflection on our mission statement here at St. Paul’s and how it grounds us in our ministry. The first part says we want to know Christ. That may sound obvious, but what do we really mean when we say that? The above passage is the hallmark scriptural reference […]
Posted on: October 26th, 2022
In Proverbs 29:18 we read, “where the is no vision the people perish”. I like how Eugene Peterson translates this passage in The Message … “If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.” This is always relevant as people of faith try to […]
Posted on: October 19th, 2022
Isn’t it amazing the wonderful and awesome intricacies of God’s creation. How often are we too busy to see what God reveals to us because we are so busy and preoccupied. On my walk this morning I was particularly drawn to the beads of dew on the grass and leaves. As well, the colours of […]
Posted on: October 13th, 2022
When I read this reflection on Monday, I realized that even with all the things we have to complain about that cause us stress in our lives, each one equally gives us something to be thankful for. Even the things that are annoying can be a source of gratitude. It all depends on how we […]