Author Archives: Keith Morrison

Sunday, 28th March – Palm Sunday The reading in the church service is John 12: 1-13 Our service will be led by Rev Keith Morrsion, it can be accessed on the internet : Facebook.com/LindfieldURC or listened to live from any telephone: 01444 711407

Saturday, 27th March Reading Psalm 23 The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. Psalm 23:1 The passage is perhaps the best known of all the psalms, and we have already during Lent alluded to it when we considered Jesus saying “I am the good shepherd” in John 10. However, we turn tis time to it asContinue reading “Fast Day 34”

Friday, 26th March Reading Jeremiah 24 I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the Lord. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Jeremiah 24:7 Again today we have a verse that has a recognisable echo of aContinue reading “Fast Day 33”

Thursday, 25th March Reading 1Samuel 2: 1-10 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and makes them inherit a throne of honour. ‘For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s; on them he has set the world 1 Samual 2:8 The lectionary marks todayContinue reading “Fast Day 32”

Wednesday, 24th March Reading Jeremiah 22: 20 – 23: 8 ‘I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the countries where I have driven them and will bring them back to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and increase in number.’ Jeremiah 23:3 The Lord speaking through the prophet hasContinue reading “Fast Day 31”

Tuesday, 23rd March Reading John 11: 45-57 You do not realise that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish. John 11:50 In the 1992 film “A few good men” the character played by Jack Nicholson applied a principal of it being alright to workContinue reading “Fast Day 30”

Monday, 22nd March Reading John 11: 28-44 Jesus wept. John 11:35 In most English translations verse 35 is taken as the shortest verse in the bible. Used by some as a way of swearing, or exclamation, the phrase really reflects the emotional connectedness and compassion of Christ for the world, it comes after we hearContinue reading “Fast Day 29”

Sunday, 21st March The reading in the church service is Isaiah 25: 6-9 Our service will be led by Rev Keith Morrsion, it can be accessed on the internet : Facebook.com/LindfieldURC or listened to live from any telephone: 01444 711407

Saturday, 20th March Reading John 11:17-27 ‘Lord,’ Martha said to Jesus, ‘if you had been here, my brother would not have died John 11:21 How many times do we use the phrase “if only”? If only you had done this….. If only I had …. It can create a sense of regret, of blame, andContinue reading “Fast Day 28”

Friday, 19th March Reading Isaiah 11: 1-10 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. Isaiah 11: 1 The prophet speaks of a coming whose ruler would be of David’s royal line. Where else could the king come from, for a promise had been madeContinue reading “Fast Day 27”