Category: Reflections

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA, Dear Friends in Christ, We are delighted to share with you the October 2025 edition of Presbyterian Link compiled by the Communications Committee. In this issue, you will find inspiring reflections, updates from our congregations, and stories of faith and service that remind us of God’s presence in our daily lives. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cHw5nUCqt9pIJJpuLVewyWYeoVtFeGvR/view?usp=drivesdk… Continue reading UPCSA – Presbyterian Link October 2025 Edition

 Good Friends in Christ, Warm greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Please find attached the latest edition of the Presbyterian Link. We invite you to read and share it widely within your congregations and networks. This issue highlights key updates, stories of faith, and news from across the UPCSA. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ajksX_CcI4Zvt0dpfSXgLHPzX9HTQa9l/view?usp=drivesdk Kind regards

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA,   Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.   Kindly use the below link for the April-May 2025 edition of the Presbyterian Link, compiled and published by the Communications Committee. Please share the Presbyterian Link widely in the UPCSA.  https://unitingpresbyterian.org/announcements/news-and-events/home-slider/presbyterian-link-april-may-2025/attachment/presbyterian-link-april-may-2025/   Kind regards    

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ during this Holy Season of Passover. Find attached the March 2025 edition of the Presbyterian Link, compiled and published by the Communications Committee. Please share the Presbyterian Link widely in the UPCSA. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M34s1EqCe6g-DLL-hJtDjLl8YDKA7VzG/view?usp=drivesdk   Kind regards

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA,   The Church in Society Eco- Justice desk has initiated an Earth fast program for 21 days in this lent season. Find attached for your attention and action: - Covering letter from the Church in Society https://docs.google.com/document/d/19dr0Jrd6oqW6KDpEpTWhq6478LReCJyE/edit?usp=drivesdk&ouid=117748749812914953346&rtpof=true&sd=true -  A condensed calendar of Bible readings and actions for Lent https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jwyNRvICg6_e49fi1BsMnGC4EFncNTjJ/view?usp=drivesdk - The… Continue reading UPCSA – EARTH FAST DEVOTIONS FOR LENT

Dear Saints, here's my reality. This is Craig's heart: if I am to be criticised about anything, I'd rather be criticised for loving too extravagantly and welcoming too many than for being mean-spiritedly exclusive and keeping out those I consider too sinful for Jesus. Jesus invites us to welcome the Samaritan and the Gentile and… Continue reading “This is My Reality”, by Rev Craig Morrison – 29 September 2021

The Christian Scriptures promise a cosmic reconciliation in Christ, in the books of Romans, Ephesians, Colossians, Revelation, etc, and possibly in the Old Testament Mosaic and prophetic traditions.These ancient 'impulses' go back to the Old Testament. The idea of the Cosmic Christ is rooted in this Christian tradition, especially in the beta-credo of the New… Continue reading Reflection – Wednesday 14 April 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Confronting God In Prayer Great reflections from Luke Powell today. Luke is the band leader of Crossroad.

Good morning, People of God, the ancient Hebrews who wrote the Old Testament, viewed God’s own breath as the essential characteristic of the human soul. John Wesley, an Anglican priest and founder of Methodism used to ask, "How is it with your soul today?" In the very first month of 2021, I ask the same… Continue reading Reflection – 20 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is the final part (5) of my expanded epistle for January: Thank you for keeping on with it. “Every valley shall be lifted up,and every mountain and hill be made low;the uneven ground shall become level,and the rough places a plain.”Isaiah 40:4 New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)This text from Isaiah… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part V – 15 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Here is part 4 of my expanded epistle for January: The internet and social media are literally awash with conspiracy theories. There is a counter-narrative for everything, from the sublime to the ridiculous. Videos go round and round as people forward them on. A favoured COVID-19 treatment advice I receive monthly is, “just gargle with… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part IV – 14 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is part 3 of my extended epistle for January. Folks, for some of us, the very word “vaccination” is terrifying. Most of us don’t like needles at all! I vividly remember having immunisation jabs that scared me for life. Perhaps there’s some latent primal fear of puncturing the skin. I think… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part III – 13 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints, Here is the second part of my expanded epistle for January 2021. You already know that the COVID-19 situation has flared up, possibly with a SARS COV-2 mutation that we received from the UK (and that has now spread to France). My family was on holiday but then decided to return home… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part II – 12 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning, Saints,   You already know that the COVID-19 situation has flared up, possibly with a SARS COV-2 mutation in our country. We were on holiday but decided to return home rather than risk being stuck in the Cape for an extended and uncertain period. On the way back, the President announced a return to… Continue reading Reflection on COVID-19, Part I – 11 January 2021, by Rev Craig Morrison

Good morning Saints! 🥰✝️Today on this Christmas Eve, we dare to remember: 🤱🏻 Unto us a child is born! Hallelujah! Tell out my soul the greatness of the Lord;Tender to me the promise of God's word;To children's children forever more! In all circumstances, Christ is Emmanuel.Our hope abides in Christ. In season and out; in… Continue reading Reflection – 24 December 2020, by Rev Craig Morrison