{"id":3843,"date":"2020-03-22T10:56:32","date_gmt":"2020-03-22T10:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/?page_id=3843"},"modified":"2020-04-11T20:49:06","modified_gmt":"2020-04-11T20:49:06","slug":"sermon-22nd-march-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.pattinghamchurch.org.uk\/web\/information\/sermons\/sermon-22nd-march-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon – 22nd March 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sermons index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fourth Sunday of Lent – Mothering Sunday<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sunday 22nd March 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As public worship has been suspended in a bid to limit the spread of the Coronavirus the service for Mothering Sunday was recorded and made available online. That can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lent 4
\n1 Samuel 1.20-28
\nLuke 2. 33-35<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Revd Preb Maureen Hobbs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Maureen<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The\ncurrent crisis is not all bad news \u2013 even though it seems like we\nare living through apocalyptic times! The Environment is taking a\nmuch needed rest as our human activity \u2013 all over the world \u2013 is\nbeing curtailed. What is inconvenient for us, may be the saving of\nour Planet! And if it breaks our addiction to air travel and endless\nbusiness meetings, then maybe some good will come of it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nother bit of good news, has been the blossoming of human compassion\n(panic buying\nnotwithstanding<\/em>!).\nI have been overwhelmed by the number of people in our community who\nhave come forward with offers of help for their neighbours. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nwhat is happening in Pattingham and Burnhill Green is being\nreplicated across the country. Communities are rediscovering what it\nis to be dependent on each other. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rediscovering\nour mothering, nurturing nature; demonstrating our deep seated\ninstincts for compassion and love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nit is these instincts that we celebrate today \u2013 particularly those\nof us who can be with our mother today \u2013 but also for those who\ncannot be close or who can only celebrate the memory of a mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nthese instincts are not only alive in those who have had children of\ntheir own, but are equally strong in those who will never carry or\ngive birth to a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\ntwo mothers we remember in our readings today, knew what it was like\nto have to give up a child. Hannah only had care of her son for four\nyears, before he went to be \u2018apprenticed\u2019 to the priest, Samuel.\nFrom then on, she would see him only once a year and we may well\nimagine her heartache, even if she was proud of her son too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And\nMary, who right from the moment of her child\u2019s conception\nunderstood that there was something very special about him and who\nwas warned by Simeon that ahead would be both joy and sorrow for her.\nShe too must have known heartache and parental pride combined as she\nsaw her son grow into the man that God intended him to be and fulfil\nthat role to the bitter end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\nas we mark Mothering Sunday in our journey through Lent, this year\nabove all, let us reflect on our calling to love, to nurture, to\ncare, to find that which is creative and abundant so that children of\nall ages might find their hearts leap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once\nupon a time this was the Sunday when everyone returned to worship in\ntheir \u2018mother\u2019 church. This year you cannot come together in\nMother Church but we can \u2013 through our prayers and through our\nposies, reach out to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\ncelebrate and give thanks for you. And even if this year there is\nanxiety and uncertainty, still the promise of spring in the middle of\nLent is part of our gospel of hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fourth Sunday of Lent – Mothering Sunday Sunday 22nd March 2020 As public worship has been suspended in a bid to limit the spread of the Coronavirus the service for Mothering Sunday was recorded and made available online. That can be found here. Lent 4 1 Samuel 1.20-28 Luke 2. 33-35 Revd Preb Maureen Hobbs … <\/p>\n

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