The Cross of Jesus has an incredible power to affect people’s lives. There are numerous stories of how His Cross has influenced people in the most unexpected ways – both young and not so young. Here is a true story which illustrates an event which no one involved could have foreseen. A church member suggested […]
The Sign of the Cross (3)
The Cross of Jesus has the most incredible power to affect people’s lives. This power recognises no frontiers: its appeal reaches people wherever the sun rises and sets. What follows is a true account, related by a sea captain. His ship was the first to pick up people who became known as ‘the boat people’ […]
The Sign of the Cross (2)
“He’s gone!” cries Joseph at the empty tomb: But Mary says, “He’s left a word for you: He cannot rest content to be your past, So he has risen to be your future too.”** Worshippers at our morning service this Easter Sunday decorated a rough-hewn wooden cross with spring flowers and seasonal blossoms. The cross […]
The Sign of the Cross (1)
This Easter Sunday, many people attending our morning service responded to the invitation to decorate a rough-hewn wooden cross with individual flowers of their choice. The result was rewarding. The combined colours of twenty or more varieties included bluebells, camellias, daffodils, forget-me-nots, heathers, lilies, narcissus, pansies, polyanthus, roses, tulips and violets. A very splendid and […]