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The Glory of God is the final act in this three day love story of God to us. This if you like is the icing on the cake. The triumph over Sin and death is no ordinary event. In fact the events of the last three days have not been ordinary they have been extraordinary they have been supernatural. The empty tomb and the experience of the resurrection changes everything changes humanity and changes who we are. This single act of God helps us to live in freedom it is the central act of our faith that everything else hinges on. But it can only be understood as the final act of this love story. It can only be understood if we engage with the supernatural and start to see the signs of the Supernatural the Risen Christ at work in our world. If he loves us as we have discovered over the last few days he does then he must constantly at work in the world. Sometimes like the disciples we do not have the eyes or the risk of faith to see it we are comfortable in our own  world. We have to let our gu

The Popes Revenge  In the 1960s, East Germany's communist government ordered the construction of tall buildings in all major cities to create "new socialist landmarks" and to upstage churches as the defining structures of city sky lines. One such structure was in Alexandra Platz called the Radio Tower. Its opposing structure has a glass globe in the middle and is treated by many different chemicals. For the Communist party it has one major flaw. When the Sun hits the Glass structure a large white cross appears on it. The Cross then is seen over the whole of both East and West Berlin. It was nicknamed the Popes Revenge.  This story and the image that we have seen in our papers from Paris with the Cross intact among the ruble and the destruction reminds me of one thing. The power of the Cross. It is a stark reminder that the Cross conquers all things. This symbol of love and redemption is central to who we are as Christians it gives us hope and reminds us of th

Over the next few days we will learn a great lesson in fact the greatest lesson that we can ever learn. This journey should open our hearts afresh and renewed in answering the greatest question: What does love look like?  The answer has many different facets and Jesus will show us what it actually means Jesus will show us that it will look like many different things. Each part of the answer will help us rediscover the glory of God and what he actually means to us. Are you ready for the journey Are you open for the Today in this Mass we see a depth of love from the author of love. Through these actions we are told to do the same. So let's look at what Jesus does? First of all he bends low and washes feet. The thing that in the times of Jesus was left by the slave is done by Jesus. He washes these smelly uncompromising feet. Taking then into his hands to wash. Lovely drying them what is he saying. Love is about serving your fellow human being no matter who they are. Jesus te

The people who brought this woman to Jesus picked up stones and rocks to throw them at her. They were ready to kill her for the Sin that she had committed. So, When you pick up a Stone what does it feel like? For me, It feels cold, hard and uncompromising It has rugged edges and sometimes sharpness to it. Sometimes it feels very heavy and weighing me down.  It takes an effort to break and can’t be broken with just normal human strength.  When we pick up stones to throw at people they are not necessarily physical stones they are the stones of unforgiveness when our hearts are bound by a hardness of heart for another person or a situation. We hold on to these stones for dear life and have tension in our bodies because we like to hold on to them. We do not listen to compromise we are set firmly in our ways.  When we hold on to these stones we do not have time to listen to another we do not hear the names or the stories of those that we are condemning.  We hold on the grudges our