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He Is Calling You Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE October 26, 2003 Mark 10:45-52 I love books of old photographs, and I particularly like the classic works of such as Robert Doisneau and Henri Cartier Bresson. I recently came across two photos placed side by side, and they made a powerful impression on me. The…

How Shall We Mend It My Dear? With just the hint of spring in the air, and green shoots poking through the earth, I am reminded of one of the most beautiful places I know. It is that part of Suffolk where the river Stour winds its way gently through a patchwork of fields and ancient hedgerows, past quiet…

GRT CANDLEMAS Today is Candlemas and it is a feast I am very fond of. But then, I really like candles. I remember as a young child, we lived in the country, and we were always having power-cuts. It was so exciting to slowly walk upstairs to bed carrying a candle, and then, tucked up in bed cosy, looking…

The Epiphany Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE January 6, 2004 “Wise men from the East came to Jerusalem where ‘he who has been born king of the Jews'. We have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him.” So Matthew, alone among the Gospel writers, records that extraordinary visit of the wise men,…

Remembrance Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE Lent 3 March 14, 2004* God said to Moses, “I am who I am. I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. This is my name for ever, and thus am I to be remembered throughout all generations.” (Genesis 3: 1-15 R.S.V.) Remember! This is one of the strongest…

All Soul's Day November 4, 2003 Goeffrey Tristram, SSJE A friend of mine was preaching at an All Souls' Day service, about life after death, and afterwards asked his churchwarden what he thought would happen to him after he died. He said, “I suppose I'll go to everlasting bliss, vicar, but I wish you…