Westworth United Church

“The women” – we know some of their names – though not all of them – Mary Magdelene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James. The others, well, time has softened them to a blur.  Their namelessness doesn’t negate the fact that they were there, counted with the named three. We know they were there because …Read more

Luke 19:29-40 Silence and Shouting Palm Sunday Adapted from a skit written by Paul Glass   Reader: The king enters the city on his war horse while across town love rides a donkey. Guns and towers, vast machines, engines. Generals boast of victory, parade their glory. The powerful strut and shamble, loudspeakers announce their lies. If …Read more

Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he He climbed up in the sycamore tree For the Lord he wanted to see And as the Saviour passed him by he looked up in that tree And he said, “Zacchaeus! You come down, for I’m going to your house for tea. I’m …Read more

Don’t you just love parables? It’s delightful to imagine Jesus sitting around telling these stories, trying to help us humans understand what God’s love is like – truly, an impossible task, believe me I try every week and I certainly can’t claim to understand it fully.  Jesus told these stories while gathered on a mountain, …Read more