Even if we have failed in our friendship to him, he invites us to start afresh and cast our nets in a different direction.

We need time to recognize that the risen Lord is indeed among us, saying to us what he said to his disciples, “Peace be with you”….

The places we try to get away from are where the seeds of new life will be found, for God can always bring light out of darkness….

We need to let ourselves be met by our risen Lord, as Mary Magdalene was. She has something to teach us about seeking the Lord even in our grief.

Easter assures us that God’s love is lifegiving, and the life God gives is more powerful than the evils we often inflict on each other……

Jesus is more than a historical personage from the past; he is a person alive today. We encounter him not in history books but in life…

This year millions of us are locked in our homes. We are not going out to work, not going out to play, going nowhere to socialise. It is a bit like a big blank space, a shapeless empty time between BTV (‘Before the Virus’) a few weeks ago (aka ‘normality’) and ATV (‘After the Virus’) . . .

Disciples not only pray for one another, but seek to present the needs of suffering humanity before the God of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here is a set of intercessions specially for this coronavirus year…

The power and the presence and promise of God are now accessible to us in our suffering and in our need…

In St John’s understanding of the Last Supper, when Jesus washed his disciples’ feet it was part of what he meant by “Do this in memory of me.”

This is not a ‘normal‘ Holy Thursday, but we may have discovered new aspects of our discipleship – and recovered long-forgotten parts of our tradition – through celebrating in this very unusual way.

The Judas story invites us to pray especially for all those who have tragically taken their own lives, trying to escape from the depths of despair…

Remember his words, “As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; remain in my love…”

Mary of Bethany offers Jesus a loving service that mirrors what he himself does for all of us…