St. Luke's Anglican Church
236 Nelson St. K7K 4M7 Kingston, ON, Canada

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A reflection on John 20:19-23 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, Peace be with you. 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you. 22 When he had said this, he ...breathed on them and said to them, receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. How do these words of our Lord enter into your self, life, heart, spirit? How are these words for you? This passage records an appearance of the resurrected Jesus to his disciples, precisely on the evening of the first day of the week, the same first day of the week that John has already mentioned as the day, the morning of the resurrection of Jesus. Along with Johns use of time and day as reference point, he also uses the physical person of Jesus as a reference point: came, stood among them, breathed on them, and audibly spoke to them. Returning to the above reflective question, do you hear these words of John as strongly encouraging or inviting you to believe that Jesus is indeed risen; that Christ is risen indeed? Are these words giving your faith a renewal of courage or strength? Or to put it another way, do these words of John give you empower you to believe that Jesus walks with you in this pandemic? Do these words of the Gospel give you courage to live each day in what may be our new reality of living and working in the midst of a pandemic, being more careful yet not more fearful and not paralyzed? How did the early Church which first heard this Gospel receive its message? As we think about that question we need to recall that the early Church was dealing with considerable persecution. They may also have been suspicious and angry towards each other. We also need to look carefully at the grace spoken by Jesus to the disciples. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained. One action? One message? Or two choices? What does it mean to retain the sins? If I am retaining something, I am holding it for now, for a time. View sin as that which needs to be bound tightly, retained with cords so that sin cannot muck up this new day. We journey each new day in the resurrection of Christ. Our risen and living Lord walks with us, not just keeping company with us but empowering our steps with Gods gifts of forgiveness and peace. Amen. See more

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A FOOTBALL in my hands is worth about $20. A football in Peyton Mannings hands is worth about $15 million. It depends on whose hands it's in. A basketball in my hands is worth about $25. ... A basketball in Shaquille O'Neal's hands is worth $30 million. It depends on whose hands it's in. A rod in my hands may keep away a wild animal. A rod in Moses' hands parted a mighty sea. It depends on whose hands it's in. A sling shot in my hands is just a kid's toy. A sling shot in David's hand killed a giant. It depends on whose hands it's in. Two fish and 5 loves of bread in my hands will feed me. Two fish and 5 loaves of bread in God's hands fed thousands. It depends on whose hands it's in. Nails in my hands might build a birdhouse. Nails in Jesus Christ's hands produced Salvation for the world. It depends on whose hands it's in. As you can see .. it depends on whose hands it's in. So, lets put our concerns, worries, fears, hopes, dreams, families and relationships in God's hands. Because... It ALL depends on whose hands it's in!

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St. Luke's - Seniors Fellowship- great fun and fellowship on Thursday afternoons.

Small turnout due to icy weather this morning for Morning Prayer. Thank you to Cathy Secker for stepping in to play the hymns on the piano!