Final Judgement

Start with a question this morning – John – looking at them in a group, how do you tell sheep and goats apart?   Sheep’s tail hangs down and a goat’s sticks up! Plenty of sheep and goats in today’s reading – Jesus gives us a dramatic image of a king separating people into two camps on the basis of how they’ve behaved towards vulnerable people.  Did they act with compassion towards them or not?   In Read more…

Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.He makes me lie down in green pastures,he leads me beside quiet waters,he refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right pathsfor his name’s sake.Even though I walkthrough the darkest valley,I will fear no evil,for you are with me;your rod and your staff,they comfort me. You prepare a table before mein the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil;my cup overflows.Surely your goodness and love will Read more…