Overview Week 4
The ‘capable wife’ of Proverbs 31 is someone whose practicality certainly extends to the necessary negotiation with climate and the environment. Psalm 1 compares wise and righteous folk to ‘trees planted by streams of water’: what a lovely and profound natural image! The option of the apocryphal book of the Wisdom of Solomon ,7 encourages a godly community to stand up for the wisdom of justice and God’s love and favour for the poor, and for Creation, and Jeremiah, perhaps drawing from the same source as Psalm 1, squirms and cries out when opponents scheme to “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit” in a passage which has been traditionally linked to the mission of Christ. James considers the most extreme dysfunctionality in churches, but gives hope that this can be resisted with trust in God, and Mark 9 offers the most radical model of Christian leadership – and greatness.
Guest Writer: Rev Jenny Adams, Healthcare Chaplain NHS Grampian
Songs for Sunday: 22nd September Trinity College Glasgow
Full length downloadable video : “Trees Hug God” [2 minute version HERE ] Text under ‘Suite of sermons’ on main page
Associated Bible Readings on Location:
Associated Video Reading : Mark 9: Video Reading by Actor Jo Clifford