Reflections

Updates from Whirlow

Gentle rain from heaven – mercy in our modern world

Mercy is a word we rarely see or hear in popular culture or use in our day-to-day conversations. In this Whirlow blog, we look at a story by the Apostle Matthew and wonder what it has to say to us about the importance of mercy in our modern world – especially in this time of Lent. We are invited to respond.

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Practicing and preaching – weighing the difference in our hearts

As we move further into the season of Lent, we try to make space in our hearts for the grace of humility. In this Whirlow blog we look at what Jesus says in Matthew’s Gospel about the orientation of our hearts; about our human tendency to point the finger at others instead of looking in the mirror – and how we are called to balance our words with our deeds.

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