Today’s gospel story is of a brief encounter – an encounter between Jesus and the woman of Samaria at Jacob’s well.
And just as for Celia Johnson’s character in the film, it was a turning point in the life of that woman…
Tag: Margery Spencer
March 2020 magazine
Here’s our March 2020 church magazine.
There are thoughts about Lent and Mothering Sunday plus more on the upcoming 250th celebrations for St John’s. Also lots of news and views from our various groups as well as this letter from our Reader Emeritus Margery Spencer…
The shrewd manager
In my former life as a teacher I often encountered pupils who found it difficult to grasp the ideas I was trying to get across. Notably when I tried to differentiate between diffusion and osmosis. It’s a difficult concept but relax, I am not going to give you a biology lesson. Their responses ranged from “I don’t understand Miss” through, “I don’t get it Miss” to “This is doing my head in Miss” I know how they felt.
When I first looked at our readings for today, I thought “O Good, the gospel of Luke. It will be a nice parable. But Oh no. A very difficult piece –and when I read the other passages it did not get much better”
I didn’t get it. It was doing my head in.
Possessed by possessions?
My sister was once on a course for very important nurses. She was, at the time, the senior nursing officer for Cambridge and attended the course with matrons from all over the country – a fierce regiment of women.
During the night the fire alarms went off and gathered on the lawn of the house were these redoubtable ladies in dressing gowns and hair nets.
I asked my sister what she had taken out with her. Her reply – my glasses and my fags. Things important to her at that moment in time.
Seeing is believing – or is it?
Seeing is believing – or is it? Do we believe everything we read in the newspapers or see on television or on film? Not always and rightly so.
You only have to see what can be done to a digital photograph using the latest computer technology to know that the old adage “What can’t speak can’t lie” is no longer true.
Why was Thomas slower than the other disciples to believe? Initially, he was not with the other disciples in the upper room. Perhaps he had taken himself off after the crucifixion, fearful, his expectations shattered, experiencing guilt that Jesus had died alone?
Turning points
I don’t know if you have made any new year resolutions? I haven’t.
From past experience, intentions to eat more healthily, take more exercise and, in the past, to stop smoking would all be consigned to the rubbish bin by January 4th.
The beginning of a New Year has never proved a turning point in my life. But turning points there have been and sometimes when I was least expecting them.