The road of life is full of unexpected twists and turns, and like Jesus' first followers, we often find ourselves in places we didn't expect to be. However, wherever we find ourselves, Jesus is always there, walking with us.

Jesus knows that sometimes it is hard to believe, but like Thomas he meets us in our doubts, proving signs and wonders as evidence of His truthfulness.

By leaving the tomb behind, Jesus shows how God has triumphed over sin and death, replacing them with love and life.

Jesus' love is not just a love for when times are good and relationships are easy. It is a love which gets down on its knees in the face of pain and sorrow.

The story of Lazarus highlights the experience we all have when it looks like God is not acting, not working and not present. The truth though, is that delay is not denial, He is coming, but not always in the way we expect.

God's Spirit is with us now and forever, and working that out is a lifetime's journey. It is that journey that we commit to through the rites of Baptism and Confirmation.

Motherhood is one of the world's most powerful forces, it has the potential to shape each of us - not just through the grand gestures, but in the small everyday acts of love.

One of the most extraordinary things about Jesus is who he chooses to proclaim his Messiahship too - not the rich and powerful, the famous or the wise, not his family or friends, but a Samaritan woman on the wrong side of ever socially drawn line. That's where Grace begins.

If you were to boil the hope of the gospel down into one phrase, it would be 'restoring relationships'. The Bible uses a range of images to explore this idea, but key amongst them are regeneration, reconciliation and adoption. Today we reflect on this good news for us, and for our society.

The start of Lent is an ideal time to pause, reflect and remember how much we need to rely upon God.

The Transfiguration is a peak moment in the life of Jesus and the growth of the disciples' understanding of Him. Despite this, it stands at the start of the road to the cross revealing how God's glory and the experience of suffering often go hand-in-hand together.

We are reminded this week, that the Christian hope - the biblical hope - is is not about going to heaven when we die, but the full restoration of God's world. A new creation for which this world groans.