Reflection for Sunday 9th November 2025
Job 19.23-27a, 2 Thessalonians 2.1-5, 13-17, Luke 20.27-38
Today we remember those who gave their lives in war — men and women who faced fear and loss with courage, and whose sacrifice shaped the peace we now enjoy. For some, this day stirs personal memories; for others, it is the stories of parents, grandparents, or friends. Each name we read aloud represents a life, a family, and a love that once filled this world.
Job’s words echo through our remembering: “I know that my Redeemer lives.”
In the midst of suffering, Job held to hope — not in an easy answer, but in the faith that God would one day make things right. He knew that even when everything else failed, God would remain his friend and his redeemer.
Jesus affirms that same hope in our Gospel reading. When challenged about life after death, he speaks of a life so transformed that it is beyond our imagination — a life where death is no more, and we are held within the very life of God.
As we look around our world today, still marked by violence and injustice, we too are called to walk by faith and not by sight. We hold to the promise that love, not hatred, will have the final word.
So when we hear the roll of names on Sunday morning, let us remember — they are not just names on a list. They are people who lived, loved, and gave of themselves.
And because our Redeemer lives, their story — and ours — is not finished.
Blessings and prayers,
Emma