The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life (2 Corinthians 3:6)
How we read and interpret the Bible is an art. We may read it and find ourselves caught on a literal level or we can learn to read it as a source of fresh insight and hidden wisdom. In these four sessions for Advent, we explore stories which contain depths of meaning that need to be prayed over and contemplated. Biblical interpretation is always a new act of understanding. We will be looking at how these rich and mysterious stories speak to us now.
Saturday's, 10:am at St. Anne’s: 30th of November 7th, 14th, 21st of December
‘The LORD appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre’
Genesis 18:1-15
God appears to Abraham and Sarah. This great story weaves together themes of hospitality, divine encounter and new life.
10:00am Saturday the 30th of November
‘Beginning to sink, he cried out’
Matthew 14:22-33
Jesus walks on water; Peter sinks and is terrified. We look at storms and depths in the spiritual life and what it is like to sink and to be held.
10:00am Saturday the 7th of December
‘I AM WHO I AM’
Exodus:3
Moses meets God in a vision of fire and is called into a new identity. God discloses the divine name. How do we understand the divine identity as ‘I AM’?
10:00am Saturday the 14th of December
‘Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself?’
Luke 10:38-42
Mary and Martha. Contemplative and active. What do these two sisters tell us about the dance of being and doing?
10:00am Saturday the 21st of December
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