A Moment To Pause: Sunday 10th May 2026

We join Kirk Jacob for this morning’s short audio reflection on the Sixth Sunday of Easter.

Today is Sunday, 10th May and this morning’s Oblate podcast is from the Scriptures of John 14:18 – ‘I will not leave you Orphans’. Good morning. We begin: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

On this 6th Sunday of Easter, I am drawn to the Scripture phrase: ‘I will not leave you Orphans’. Both Mum and Dad died in their 60s and as a result, my source conversations with them have ceased in this earthly life. So being an orphan feels real for me. 

I recall after my Dad’s funeral when I felt in denial that I was going through loss and grief. I was trying to be stoically strong! I went into work, not feeling myself, just pushing everything and everyone away. It suddenly dawned on me that I hadn’t cried enough for my beloved Dad. I remember needing to take time out for a few days. So, I did it and chose to spend a few days in the nearby New Forest, thanks to a good friend and just giving permission for grief to surface. I felt numb walking in the forest though I allowed myself to cry and cry! Unlike, the case with my late Mum, I felt I had grieved her loss more easily. Each of us has to deal with grief in our own way. We are living in a world which falsely tells us that grief makes us look weak! Jesus reminds us today that we are never alone and that ‘he will send another Helper- to be with us forever’. 

We pray: Lord Jesus, send your Helper, Holy Spirit of Truth into areas of our lives that resist your love. Amen. Stay Blessed!