Category Archives: Reflection

Reflection on ‘Betrayal’ for Holy Week; Wednesday 5th April 2023

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

Betrayal can leave us feeling understandably bitter: but bitterness is corrosive emotionally and spiritually Continue reading →

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Reflection on ‘Fame’ for Holy Week: Tuesday 4th April 2023

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Gerry Lynch

No matter how famous we are, only God truly knows us and wants to live with us forever. Continue reading →

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The Power of Names

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

God knows each of us by name, even if the world deems us worthless or worthy of destruction Continue reading →

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Switch Off and #TouchGrass

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Gerry Lynch

It’s easy to forget we are a miraculous species in a universe of wonder. Sometimes we need to switch off and #TouchGrass. Continue reading →

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Good Enough for God?

Posted on June 19, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

The Church of England has set itself the task of becoming younger and more diverse. On the surface, nobody could object to this. Scratch deeper and this objective is riddled with problematic assumptions. Continue reading →

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A Season of New Life

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the April 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. I went for a very long walk earlier this week, even by my standards. A whopping 43 km (27 miles … Continue reading →

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New Life After A Sojourn in the Wilderness

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the March 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. Although summer remains far away and we could yet be overtaken by a genuinely cold snap or even snow, the … Continue reading →

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Building A Country Fit for Pandemic Heroes

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Gerry Lynch

This article first appeared in the February 2021 edition of the parish magazine of St John with St Mary, Devizes. This time of the year always provides a strange intermezzo in the Church’s liturgical cycle. The long forty days of … Continue reading →

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Touched by an Angel?

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Did angels push me and my bike into the Kennet & Avon Canal so I would do a social media detox? Does saying this imply I hit my head on the bottom when I fell in? Thoughts for Michaelmas. Continue reading →

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Cassettes, Communion, and Guardians of the Galaxy: Online Worship isn’t the Answer to Everything

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Gerry Lynch

Young people are getting back into cassettes and compilations; whatever merits it has, online worship can’t be the future of the Church, at least not on its own. Continue reading →

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