Dunblane Cathedral - Thought for the Day

Thoughts and reflections from the Ministers and other members of the Catheral will be posted here on a daily basis.

Thought for the Day - Thursday 21 October 2021

Published on Thursday, 21 October 2021 00:00

READING‘When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will glorify the Son in

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Published on Tuesday, 19 October 2021 00:00

Readings O Lord, who may abide in your tent?
Who may dwell on your holy hill?
Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right,

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Published on Thursday, 14 October 2021 00:00

Readings Praise the LORD! Praise God in his Temple! Praise his strength in heaven! Praise him for the mighty things he has done. Praise his supreme greatness. Praise him with

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Published on Tuesday, 12 October 2021 07:49

ReadingDavid and the officers of the army also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who were to prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals. The

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Published on Thursday, 7 October 2021 00:00

ReadingIf there is among you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight

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Published on Tuesday, 5 October 2021 23:09

ReadingYou have heard that it was said, “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” But I say to you, ‘Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek

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Published on Friday, 1 October 2021 00:00

Reading You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you

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Published on Wednesday, 29 September 2021 00:00

Bible readingNow as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel upon the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. As for the appearance of the

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Published on Friday, 24 September 2021 23:21

Reading“Do not despise the Edomites; they are your relatives. And do not despise the Egyptians; you once lived in their land.” (Deuteronomy 23:7) ReflectionI was but a

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Published on Wednesday, 22 September 2021 23:02

ReadingsThen Noah built an altar to the Lord, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt-offerings on the altar. And when the LORD smelt the pleasing

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Published on Wednesday, 22 September 2021 00:00

ReadingsAfter these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas

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Published on Friday, 17 September 2021 00:00

ReadingLet us now praise famous men, the heroes of our nation's history,
through whom the Lord established is renown
and revealed his majesty in each succeeding age.
Some

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Published on Wednesday, 15 September 2021 00:00

Reading - A Time for Everything There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens:
a time to be born

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Published on Monday, 13 September 2021 00:00

ReadingsSince you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in union with him. Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were

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Published on Friday, 10 September 2021 00:00

ReadingJesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property

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Published on Wednesday, 8 September 2021 00:00

READINGSPraise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are his.
He changes times and seasons;
he

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Published on Monday, 6 September 2021 00:00

ReadingsFor from the least to the greatest of them,
everyone is greedy for unjust gain;
and from prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
They

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Published on Friday, 3 September 2021 00:00

ReadingBut now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For he is our peace; in his flesh he has made both groups into one and has

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Published on Wednesday, 1 September 2021 00:00

READINGOn hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this

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Published on Monday, 30 August 2021 00:00

ReadingsThe next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip found

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Published on Friday, 27 August 2021 00:00

ReadingLet love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honour. Do not be slothful in

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Published on Wednesday, 25 August 2021 23:15

Reading While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul passed through the interior regions and came to Ephesus, where he found some disciples. He said to them, “Did you receive the Holy

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Published on Monday, 23 August 2021 22:48

Reading“Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work

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Published on Friday, 20 August 2021 00:00

ReadingO LORD, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from far away.
You search out my path and my

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Published on Wednesday, 18 August 2021 00:01

ReadingsHave you not known? Have you not heard?The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He does not faint or grow

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Published on Monday, 16 August 2021 22:53

ReadingNow there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the

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Published on Friday, 13 August 2021 00:00

READINGThen the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of

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Published on Wednesday, 11 August 2021 00:00

ReadingFor He is our peace; in His flesh he made both groups into one and has broken down the dividing wall, that is hostility between us…”He came and proclaimed peace to

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Published on Monday, 9 August 2021 00:00

ReadingNow we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in

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Published on Friday, 6 August 2021 00:00

ReadingTherefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear.Is not life more than food, and the body

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Published by IT Administrator on Wednesday, 4 August 2021 00:00

READINGDo you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into

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Published by IT Administrator on Monday, 2 August 2021 00:00

ReadingWhen I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars that you have established;
what are human beings that you are mindful of

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Published on Friday, 30 July 2021 23:56

ReadingOn their return the apostles told Jesus all they had done. He took them with him and withdrew privately to a city called Bethsaida. When the crowds found out about it, they

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Published on Wednesday, 28 July 2021 22:25

ReadingsMake a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.Worship the Lord with gladness;come into his presence with singing.Know that the Lord is God.It is

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Published on Monday, 26 July 2021 00:00

ReadingThe LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; he leads me in the

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Published on Friday, 23 July 2021 23:01

READINGOn the third day there was a wedding at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the wedding with his disciples. When the wine ran out,

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Published on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 00:00

ReadingBut now thus says the Lord,he who created you, O Jacob,he who formed you, O Israel:Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you by name, you are mine.When you

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Published on Monday, 19 July 2021 00:00

ReadingsWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.
Romans 8, verse 28
Who will separate us from the love

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Published on Friday, 16 July 2021 00:00

ReadingNow the whole earth had one language and the same words. And as they migrated from the east, they came upon a plain in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to

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Published on Wednesday, 14 July 2021 00:00

ReadingsIt is like the dew of Hermon,which falls on the mountains of Zion.For there the LORD ordained his blessing, life forevermore.Psalm 133.3
And the city has no need of sun

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Published on Monday, 12 July 2021 23:03

ReadingIf then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind,

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Published on Friday, 9 July 2021 22:34

ReadingJoshua, no one will be able to defeat you as long as you live. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will always be with you; I will never abandon you. Be determined and

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Published on Wednesday, 7 July 2021 00:00

ReadingIf I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all

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Published on Monday, 5 July 2021 00:00

READINGIn the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not

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Published on Friday, 2 July 2021 23:46

Readings Then Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, returned to Galilee, and a report about him spread through all the surrounding country. He began to teach in their

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Published on Wednesday, 30 June 2021 00:00

ReadingPaul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,To all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:Grace to you and peace from God our

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Published on Monday, 28 June 2021 00:00

READINGHe also said, ‘The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not

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Published on Friday, 25 June 2021 22:31

Reading“Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
“Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort

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Published on Wednesday, 23 June 2021 22:42

ReadingSee, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight

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Published on Monday, 21 June 2021 00:00

ReadingJesus came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey

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Published on Friday, 18 June 2021 00:00

ReadingsThey went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and

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Published by IT Administrator on Wednesday, 16 June 2021 00:00

Reading‘Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.’2 Corinthians 12

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Published on Monday, 14 June 2021 13:06

Bible readingThe Philistines stood on the mountain on the one side, and Israel stood on the mountain on the other side, with a valley between them. And there came out from the camp

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Published on Friday, 11 June 2021 00:00

READING‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he

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Published on Wednesday, 9 June 2021 00:00

ReadingsSo again Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them.

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Published on Monday, 7 June 2021 00:00

ReadingsMoses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the

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Published on Friday, 4 June 2021 00:00

ReadingsThe word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, ‘Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.’ So Jonah set out and

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Published on Wednesday, 2 June 2021 23:22

Tomorrow, some of Sandy Hunter’s family and friends will gather to inter his ashes in the family grave in Dunblane. Sandy died on the 8th April 2020 at the age of 87, but as it was

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Published on Monday, 31 May 2021 09:43

ReadingsI was glad when they said to me,
‘Let us go to the house of the LORD!’
Our feet are standing
within your gates, O Jerusalem.(Psalm 122:1-2

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Published on Wednesday, 26 May 2021 00:00

ReadingsThe thought of my affliction and my homelessness
is wormwood and gall!
My soul continually thinks of it
and is bowed down within me.

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Published on Monday, 24 May 2021 00:00

ReadingAs Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were

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Published on Friday, 21 May 2021 00:00

Readings‘Thus says King Cyrus of Persia: The Lord, the God of heaven, has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem in

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Published on Wednesday, 19 May 2021 00:00

READINGI love you just as the Father loves me; remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his

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Published on Monday, 17 May 2021 00:00

ReadingsOut of the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of

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Published on Friday, 14 May 2021 08:06

Reading
When an attendant of the man of God rose early in the morning and went out, an army with horses and chariots was all around the city. His servant said, “Alas, master!

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Published on Thursday, 13 May 2021 00:00

ReadingSo when they had come together, they asked him, ‘Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to know the times or

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Published on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 00:00

ReadingsThen the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind:
‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
Gird up your loins like a man,
I will

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Published on Monday, 10 May 2021 00:00

ReadingMoses said to God, ‘If I come to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you”, and they ask me, “What is his name?” what shall I say to

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Published on Friday, 7 May 2021 00:00

ReadingNot many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is

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Published on Wednesday, 5 May 2021 00:00

READING“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the

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Published on Monday, 3 May 2021 00:00

Reading‘I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower. He removes every branch in me that bears no fruit. Every branch that bears fruit he prunes to make it bear more fruit.

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Published on Friday, 30 April 2021 22:21

ReadingWe know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s

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Published on Wednesday, 28 April 2021 00:00

Reading“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the

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Published on Monday, 26 April 2021 00:07

ReadingLove never ends.
But as for prophecies, they will come to an end;
as for tongues, they will cease;
as for knowledge, it will come to an end.
For we know only in

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Published on Friday, 23 April 2021 00:00

ReadingsBut now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. As many of you as were baptized

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Published on Wednesday, 21 April 2021 00:00

READINGMartha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him.’ Jesus

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Published on Monday, 19 April 2021 00:00

ReadingsBlessed be the LORD,
who has not given us
as prey to their teeth.
We have escaped like a bird
from the snare of the fowlers;
the

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Published on Friday, 16 April 2021 10:20

ReadingTherefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the

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Published on Wednesday, 14 April 2021 00:00

Readings Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord under Eli. The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.At that time Eli, whose eyesight

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Published on Monday, 12 April 2021 00:00

Today's thought for the day is a reflection and thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died on 9 April 2021, aged 99. Please click HERE for the video.

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Published on Friday, 9 April 2021 00:00

ReadingI appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual

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Published on Wednesday, 7 April 2021 00:00

READINGThen the high priest Eliashib set to work with his fellow-priests and rebuilt the Sheep Gate. They consecrated it and set up its doors; they consecrated it as far as the

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Published on Monday, 5 April 2021 00:00

ReadingBut on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb,

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Thoughts for Holy Saturday - 3 April 2021

Published on Saturday, 3 April 2021 00:00

ReadingNow there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and upright man, who had not consented to their decision and action. He came from the Judean town of

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Published on Friday, 2 April 2021 00:00

ReadingWhile Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant-girls of the high priest came by. When she saw Peter warming himself, she stared at him and said, ‘You also were

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Thoughts for Maundy Thursday - 1 April 2021

Published on Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:41

READINGSIf the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall pay to the slave-owner thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.Exodus 21:32When Jesus had finished

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Reflection for Holy Wednesday - 31 March 2021

Published on Wednesday, 31 March 2021 00:00

Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Wednesday from our Minister, Rev. Colin C. Renwick.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach, the social

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Reflection for Holy Tuesday - 30 March 2021

Published on Tuesday, 30 March 2021 00:00

Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Tuesday from our Associate Minister, Rev. Dorothy U. Anderson.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach,

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Reflection for Holy Monday - 29 March 2021

Published on Monday, 29 March 2021 00:00

Please click HERE to view a reflection for Holy Monday from our Candidate for the Ministry, Ruth Kennedy.This Easter, Dunblane Cathedral is supporting CrossReach, the

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Published on Friday, 26 March 2021 00:00

ReadingAnd taking the twelve, he said to them, "See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be accomplished. For he

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Published on Wednesday, 24 March 2021 00:00

READINGSome Greeks were among those who had gone to Jerusalem to worship during the festival. They went to Philip (he was from Bethsaida in Galilee) and said, “Sir, we want to see

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Published on Monday, 22 March 2021 23:49

ReadingAs he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace - but now it is hidden from

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Published on Friday, 19 March 2021 21:28

ReadingAs he came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, ‘If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden

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Published on Wednesday, 17 March 2021 00:00

Readings‘With what shall I come before the Lord,
and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt-offerings,
with calves a

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Published on Monday, 15 March 2021 00:00

ReadingO my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest.Psalm 22:2

ReflectionDuring the first period of lockdown last Spring when life changed

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Published on Saturday, 13 March 2021 00:00

Even as a small child, I looked out for the first snowdrops each year. My mother, a keen gardener, always had snowdrops in her garden, and I inherited the little vase in which she

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Published by IT Administrator on Friday, 12 March 2021 00:00

ReadingO sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all the earth.
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare

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Published on Wednesday, 10 March 2021 00:18

ReadingWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28)
Reflection Alexander

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Published on Monday, 8 March 2021 22:06

ReadingsSoon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as well as some women who

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Published on Friday, 5 March 2021 00:00

READING“So then, anyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them is like a wise person who built their house on rock. The rain poured down, the rivers flooded over, and the

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