Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the second Sunday before Lent; celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Revelation 4
Gospel: Luke 8. 22-25

At first sight it is difficult to see a connection between the lectionary's two readings for today. Unusually, we have a whole chapter as the first reading, the description of the throne of heaven in Revelation 4; the Gospel is Luke's account of Jesus quelling the storm. Both passages, however, relate to the power of God, and both might best be understood as metaphors. Revelation 4 represents the majesty of God through powerful imagery, and the Gospel shows how that power might impact on human lives in the material world. Few of us will literally fight to survive in actual life-threatening weather at sea; many will face metaphorical storms of one kind or another.

The anonymous thirteenth-century image above, from an illuminated manuscript, shows some of the key elements of Revelation 4: Christ enthroned, within a frame (a 'mandorla'); the four living creatures supporting the mandorla, and the twenty-four elders surrounding him.

Kidbrooke, St Nicholas

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For pastoral and confidential matters, please call our Priest-in-Charge,  Revd Tola Badejo, on 07864 309988, requesting  a call back if necessary.  For non-urgent general enquiries, a messaging form is available under 'Get in Touch' in the panel on the left. To ask about hall hire, please contact Linda Peppiatt on 07905 609944 or [email protected]


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Revd Tola Badejo (Priest-in-Charge)

66A Whetstone Road, London

SE3 8PZ
Revd Tola Badejo
07864 309988
Linda Peppiatt (hall bookings)
07905 609944
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Family Communion

for 1 hour, 15 mins
Kidbrooke, St Nicholas
Whetstone Road Kidbrooke London, SE3 8PX, United Kingdom

Family Communion for the second Sunday before Lent; celebrant the Revd Tola Badejo.

First reading: Revelation 4
Gospel: Luke 8. 22-25

At first sight it is difficult to see a connection between the lectionary's two readings for today. Unusually, we have a whole chapter as the first reading, the description of the throne of heaven in Revelation 4; the Gospel is Luke's account of Jesus quelling the storm. Both passages, however, relate to the power of God, and both might best be understood as metaphors. Revelation 4 represents the majesty of God through powerful imagery, and the Gospel shows how that power might impact on human lives in the material world. Few of us will literally fight to survive in actual life-threatening weather at sea; many will face metaphorical storms of one kind or another.

The anonymous thirteenth-century image above, from an illuminated manuscript, shows some of the key elements of Revelation 4: Christ enthroned, within a frame (a 'mandorla'); the four living creatures supporting the mandorla, and the twenty-four elders surrounding him.

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