Rev Shirley Murphy
The thoughts, reflections, faith stories and meanderings of an 
Anglican Priest

There is a period of human history called the Dark Ages. It started in about the fifth century and continued for the next 600 years. You...

I want you to think of someone who told you a truth about yourself that was difficult, uncomfortable, or painful to hear. Maybe it made...

Lifting up his eyes to heaven, Jesus prayed saying: “I pray not only for these, but also for those who will believe in me through their...

“I gave them your word, and the world hated them, because they do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. I do not...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we all celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Our...

“I have told you this in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures, but I will tell you clearly...

Ascension Day marks an ending. The ending of the physical presence of Jesus on earth. But it also marks a beginning. The beginning of the...

“When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer...

“Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy.” John...

Jesus said to his disciples: “I have much more to tell you, but you cannot bear it now. But when he comes, the Spirit of truth, he will...

“They will expel you from the synagogues; in fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to...

Jesus said to his disciples: “Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our...

Today is Rogation day, the Sunday in the Church year on which Christians would pray for God’s blessing directly on their crops, and more...

“Remember the word I spoke to you, ‘No slave is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” John...

Please watch this video from Julian's YOU TUBE CHANNEL called THE AWAKENING What is Spiritual Warfare? Does it exist? Please watch, like...

“As the Father loves me, so I also love you.” John 15:9 There are three beautiful insights we should take from this passage. First, the...

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine grower. He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does...

“Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 What a wonderful reminder that we all need to hear on a regular basis. “Do...

“Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.” John 14:23...

When Judas had left them, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him.” John 13:31 It is essential to know...