Think on These Things – COVID-19 March 2020

Good afternoon. There has never been anything of the likes of this coronavirus (COVID-19) which the entire global community now has to confront. So, here we are in Jamaica facing the worse threat to the life of our people and our economy which we have ever had to confront. Yes, …

God of Love and Compassion

The gospel reading from Mark 8: 1-8 tells the story of the feeding of the four thousand. In this account, Jesus entered into the situation of the people who were following him. He saw and felt what they did and understood what would happen were they to go on without …

Bible Moment – Having Faith

A friend of mine asked me this morning what is faith. Is it magic or a panacea? I defined it this way. ‘It is a knowing and understanding that whatever is happening God is in the midst of it and all will be well.’  The King James version in Hebrews …

Diocese Suspends Services

The Diocese has suspended services in keeping with the Government’s restrictions on public gatherings of more than 20 persons, to help stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The directive to clergy and congregations was issued yesterday (March 17) by the Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies …

The Rest that transcends Sleep.

Mark 1: 29-45 [note verse 35 highlighted below] “In the morning while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed…” In today’s reading Jesus is very busy! He had moved from the synagogue to Peter’s house, hoping perhaps for …

A Call to Discipleship

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’…Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used …

What God Requires

Isaiah 58: 1-9 ‘Why do we fast, but you do not see?    Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?’Look, you serve your own interest on your fast-day,    and oppress all your workers… A Moment to Ponder On one occasion I was running out of gas in my car. So naturally, …