14th September 2025 (Year C – Pentecost 14) “The Loving Eye of God”

Rainbow near Lerwick, Shetland

Jesus tells the parables of the lost sheep and the lost coin to show God’s urgent and compassionate focus on what is lost.

Unlike the Pharisees, Jesus emphasizes rejoicing over recovery, not punishment.

These stories reveal God’s loving gaze—a divine attention that sees, values, and embraces each
person. We are invited to live within this “solar system of grace,” held by unconditional love.

Though such love can sometimes make us feel inadequate, it also reminds us that everyone experiences failure and brokenness, and yet God loves us just as we are.

ALL AGE MESSAGE

Pearl Nunn tells the story of two islands. One large and wealthy whose people live comfortably with little reference to the climate change and the other whose people are greatly affected by rising sea levels.

She explains that everything that happens in our country affects other countries, even far away from us, because we share the one world and we are all in this together.

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