Whitsun Address Tom Ravetz When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on …
In the middle of the Gospel of St. John, in the middle of the long final conversations of Christ with His disciples, there is an enigmatic sentence. What does He mean with these words? “Rise, let us go hence.” (John 14:31) Thereafter, as if this sentence had never been spoken, the river of words flows …
Contemplation on the Whitsun Gospel by Revd Bastiaan Baan Read More »
When we observe the seven candles burning at the altar we are reminded of the twelve tongues of fire that appeared and rested on the heads of the disciples and women on this day 2,000years ago. The inner nature and gesture of the ever-upward striving flame is the same for each candle. Each candle though …
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‘He lives in earthly being, transfiguring earthly with heavenly being.’ Dear Community of Christians, Dear lovers of life, and wrestlers with Earth existence, We know we cannot go back to Paradise, to our original unity with the Heavens. We would deny the freedom and consciousness that we have won along the rocky road of so …
We are so small, and the world is so big. We are so insignificant and not able to change anything. A tiny drop of water will evaporate in the hot sunlight and rise upwards to the heavens, become part of a cloud and travel around the world. Then, when it is bound to a speck …
Contemplation on John 16 for Ascension by Revd Willem Boonstoppel, Aberdeen Read More »
Dear Friends, Through the Ascension deed of Christ, the Earth and Mankind, who were for long cycles of time separated from the divine worlds are once again re-united. Christ has taken us with him and raised us up into the world of the Father, into the heart of the world of spirit, but also into …
Homily for Ascension Day, 21st May, 2020 by Revd Peter van Breda Read More »
Gospel Reading: John 14 Dear Christian Community, Words, phrases, sentences either stay with us or are soon forgotten, no matter what their nature. Some we retain, others we let go. Words spoken in anger or contempt may strike root and we discover that the speaker feels shame when reminded of them. Such words are like …
At Easter, the altar frontal is red. The chasuble, which the priest wears is red and green. You will recall that the chasuble has something like a figure 8 on the front, and an elongated U-shape on the back. The chasuble is predominately red; the edges and the shapes are green. At this time of …
