A Message

From the heard, the seen, the smelled, the shared, and discussed and the acted. This is our formation or ongoing formation in liturgy and ordained ministry. Formation starts at different points for different people, but there is no end. Formation is ongoing – it breaks and makes, learns and unlearns, equips and reequips, and reinvents you. With adequate formation a presbyter is equipped to celebrate the liturgy as the Presider. If not interested in formation, then the presbyter become a meagre reader of the liturgy F#1     Formation For the purpose of this theme our focus will be on the liturgy of the Eucharist.   Liturgy The work of people Liturgy is a communal activity. A celebration An expression of faith A response of God’s people to live a holy life.   What is common to all these responses is " people" .   They are the "people of God".   Who are the people of God? The laity includes children - youth, adults. Men and...

A MEDITATION ON 1 TIMOTHY 1:12 (Shared at the closing chapel service at TTS on 21.03.13) “Lord, you have given us your word for a light to shine upon our path. Grant us so to meditate on that word, and to follow its teaching, that we may find in it the light that shines more and more until the perfect day; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.” Paul is writing this letter to a young man Timothy. Pastoral letters are letters to the leaders of the church to stand firm against false teachings and advice on their conduct. Paul uses his experience and his background to advice, encourage and motivate Timothy whom he has left behind at Ephesus. Through the life experience of Paul we can see that he is a wonderful role model for a minister who has been chosen and deemed faithful to serve Christ. Coming to our text 1 Tim 1:12 let us understand this portion of scripture from the background of a pastoral letter and ministry in the church. Paul says I am greatful to Christ Jesus...

Integrity is commonly known as doing the right thing when nobody is around. The word "integrity" comes from the Latin adjective integer which means whole, complete. In this context, integrity is the inner sense of "wholeness" deriving from qualities such as honesty and consistency of character. As such, one may judge that others "have integrity", meaning they act according to the values, beliefs and principles they claim to hold. When God created man and woman, he created them with a purpose. He gave them a command and he trusted them to carry them out. They were created in the image and likeness of God. He entrusted to their hands the all that he created, all that was good. They were supposed to be people with integrity. But they failed to keep up to it. And from the time of the fall integrity was hard to find. But through all that, there are people who have been determined and have demonstrated integrity and have fulfilled the purpose ...