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Clifton College's Chaplain, Kim Taplin, brings us his 'Thought for the Week'

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Christ as Mother

Mothering Sunday is always on the fourth Sunday in Lent. There are differing views of its origin. Some point to the ancient custom, in parts of England, of people visiting their mothers on that day. Others stress the practice of visiting the Cathedral or mother church of their Diocese. Still others cite a particular phrase in the traditional Epistle reading for the fourth Sunday in Lent – “Jerusalem........which is the mother of us all.” (Galatians 4. 26) In some churches there is a special focus upon Mary, the mother of Jesus.

Mother Julian of Norwich was a fourteenth century anchoress and mystic. Her writings were based upon her reflections on the visions she experienced. In her Revelations of Divine Love, Julian explored the motherhood of Mary and also the image of Christ as mother:

12 March 2010

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