Reflections

1. Encountering the risen Jesus

The chapters of this book are a reworking and expansion of some contemplative prayer services that were live-streamed in the 2021 Easter season. They weave together the accounts of different characters who encounter the risen Jesus, from that first Easter morning, through to the day of Pentecost.

A chapter will be shared each week starting Easter Sunday, 2023 (9th April).

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2. And the Lord added to their number daily

In seven short verses at the end of Acts chapter 2, Luke describes the birth of the church. He doesn’t give us any insight into the chaos and uncertainty that must have surrounded that early movement. They must have made it up as they went, guided by the Spirit to establish things on the way, overcoming each challenge as it arose, no doubt learning from their mistakes on the way.

This book is a series of reflections, imaginatively retelling the story of the early church through the eyes of several different people who were part of the first days of this movement that has reshaped our world.

My prayer is that it will help bring the story alive for you; that you might gain a sense of the excitement and fear of those who were involved from the beginning, and that you would catch a new vision for the church, the body of Christ, as the hope of the world.

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3. Random reflections

These are a series of Ignatian reflections that are in the same style as the Easter ones. Wherever you are on your faith journey, I hope they help you to connect with God in new ways.