Our love of neighbour isn’t always overt. Sometimes it is acceptance of just how people are. Luke 6:27-36 He took the gospel, wrapped in love, to the people. On my first visit to Cambodia I met a pastor of a church in a small village. At first he wasn’t welcome in the village. Villagers stole the windows of his house and abused him. He didn’t retaliate. He loved them. He started programs for the youth and offered help with relationships. At the time I visited there were fifty

God's has bound himself in love to his creation, and his mercy is given in Christ. Matt 9:9-13 and Eph 2:1-5 It  is an everlasting mercy, from generation to generation. It involves forgiveness, love, compassion, and promise. During the Second World War, a crippled American B17 Bomber was flying over Germany after a bombing run. It had been severely shot up, with the rear gunner dead and many of the crew injured. As they limped towards home, the pilot Charles Brown looked out

Often in our world, when some say, “I want justice,” they mean they want the wrong doer punished. Yet God’s justice is deeply embedded in his love and relationship with his creation. Psalm 89:14 For each of us, this life matters in the choices we make. In Psalm 89, it is a song about centering on God’s promise to David, that from his descendent He will establish a throne forever. A pointing to the Messiah. In Psalm 89:14: Righteousness and justice are the foundations of your

Have you ever waited a long time for something that was well worth the wait? May, you, like Simeon, experience Christ's deep peace and joy, ready for whatever comes next. When elderly Simeon finally held the infant Jesus in his arms at the temple, he knew his long wait was over (Luke 2:22-33). For years—perhaps decades—this righteous and devout man had prayed expectantly for Israel's Messiah, trusting God's personal promise that he would see Him before death. Guided by the Ho