Reflection of the Week – 5 May 2026
In the lectionary readings for this week, resurrection faith is shown not as certainty wrapped in dogma, but as courage, curiosity, and love made practical.
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In the lectionary readings for this week, resurrection faith is shown not as certainty wrapped in dogma, but as courage, curiosity, and love made practical.
John’s Gospel is replete with very direct, personal, “I am” statements by Jesus. Last week in the lectionary it was “I am the good shepherd”; this week we have perhaps the most well-known of all, “I am the way and the truth and the life”.
When he says, “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” Jesus doesn’t refer to sometime in the future, or life after death, but abundant life here and now.
What can we in the Uniting Church learn from the catastrophic moulting of penguins?
In the aftermath of Holy Week, we might find ourselves in a moment of anticlimax, wondering “What now?”
On Holy Week and the Easter Vigil
Palm Sunday reflection
Peace and reconciliation come from powerlessness
Waking up to who we already are in Christ
Seeing Ash Wednesday as a call to integrity, in which faith is expressed not for acclamation but for the transformation of yourself and of the world.
God saves us not from our enemies, nor indeed from God’s own terrible judgement, but from ourselves!
The Transfiguration is about seeing clearly and recognising the sacredness that has been present all along.
What does it mean for us to be both salt and light? Jesus spells it out in what may seem a surprising way.
To get a real grasp of the gospel’s truth, we have to cross over and enter into solidarity with at least one person who’s different from us
To get a real grasp of the gospel’s truth, we have to cross over and enter into solidarity with at least one person who’s different from us
To get a real grasp of the gospel’s truth, we have to cross over and enter into solidarity with at least one person who’s different from us
To get a real grasp of the gospel’s truth, we have to cross over and enter into solidarity with at least one person who’s different from us