Author Archives: St Patrick's Church

“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (ESV) Psalm 16.11 From David King What are those moments when you feel as if you will burst with joy? For me, with the sun streaming in the window as IContinue reading “Bursting with joy”

Love is patient and kind; it does not boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.  – 1 CorContinue reading “I Want To Know What Love Is”

‘You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.’ – Isaiah 55 v12 From Toni Clark: I love this verse. It reminds me of a song we used to sing atContinue reading “Trees shall clap their hands”

‘For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.’ – 2 Chronicles 16.9. From Dave Atkinson: I’m sure that you’ve heard the term “eyes in the back of her/his head”. Certainly, when I was a child, I believed that my mum must have eyesContinue reading “Eyes everywhere”

“So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonour, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body” – 1Continue reading “The Repair Shop”

‘A dispute also arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest.’ – Luke 22.24 From Sam Lomas: I’d like to begin by encouraging you to read Luke 22.14–27.  As we gradually begin to turn out attention towards Easter, look closely at the argument that breaks out over the Passover meal.Continue reading “Greatness”

‘Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?  Who may stand in his holy place?’ – Psalm 24.3 Hannah Black:  Have you ever thought about what it looks like to be good enough for God?  Those around us might say “surely going to church will make me good enough,” or “if I try to treatContinue reading “The Holy Place”

You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins underfoot and hurl all our iniquities into the depths of the sea – Micah 7.19 From Dave Atkinson: I love the sea – and I’ve really missed it during the Covid restrictions. It is the part of creation where I always feel closeContinue reading “Hurled and forgotten”

“O, wad some Power the giftie gie us To see oursels as others see us! It wad frae monie a blunder free us, An’ foolish notion.” (Robert Burns) Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after lookingContinue reading “St Patricks Church”