![]() Perhaps Esther – and communities like hers in Malawi – understand the metaphors of Jesus better than the disciples who first heard them – or indeed better than many of us in Britain and Ireland today. This week’s main scripture is from Matthew’s Gospel – the Parable of the Mustard Seed. She has built up a herd of goats, started her own tailoring business, and supported her daughter Ziwone’s dreams of being a carpenter by purchasing tools.Įsther bakes and sells pigeon pea bread and feeds her beloved grandchildren Nespo and Emmanuel food that is delicious and nutritious – and she often has enough to share with the rest of her community. Esther has grown from a place of grief, loss and exploitation to financial security. The pigeon peas she grows are the trunk, and the branches are the many ways in which she is supporting her children and grandchildren. Esther describes her small, but significant, agricultural work as ‘a tree’. Organisations such as Christian Aid and partners, have supported Esther Saizi in Malawi. ![]() Sunday is the Sixth Sunday of Easter and also Christian Aid Sunday. Video recording of St James’ Church service for 40 Philip, however, appeared at Azotus and travelled about, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he reached Caesarea. 39 When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord suddenly took Philip away, and the eunuch did not see him again, but went on his way rejoicing. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water and Philip baptised him. What can stand in the way of my being baptised?” 38 And he gave orders to stop the chariot. ![]() “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter,Īnd as a lamb before its shearer is silent,ģ3 In his humiliation he was deprived of justice.ģ4 The eunuch asked Philip, “Tell me, please, who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?” 35 Then Philip began with that very passage of Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.ģ6 As they travelled along the road, they came to some water and the eunuch said, “Look, here is water. ![]() “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.ģ1 “How can I,” he said, “unless someone explains it to me?” So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.ģ2 This is the passage of Scripture the eunuch was reading: 29 The Spirit told Philip, “Go to that chariot and stay near it.”ģ0 Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. This man had gone to Jerusalem to worship, 28 and on his way home was sitting in his chariot reading the Book of Isaiah the prophet. East Beach, Lossiemouth, Moray – Sunrise squall looking East from Prospect Terrace – April 2021 This week’s main readingĢ6 Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Go south to the road-the desert road-that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” 27 So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, an important official in charge of all the treasury of the Kandake (which means “queen of the Ethiopians”). Is the Fifth Sunday of Easter and our Bible story from the New Testament Book of Acts is Philip’s meeting with the Egyptian Eunuch.īecause this text is relevant to the fundamental issue of racism, it’s a passage which comes up regularly in this period after Easter and previously on this website: Why Christians must share the Good News of Jesus without partiality or prejudice.īelow, you will find this week’s main scriptural reading, the video service from St James’ (recorded live on ) and a musical selection from Katherine Robertson. ![]()
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