Preaching into the mirror - Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (and just like that, I am done with that phrase) about Luke 23:33-43. On Jesus as king. Proper 29C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (either the mirror is worse or I have got at least three years older since this started) about Luke 21:5-19. On endurance. Proper 28C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I’m tired of that reflection and she’s also looking a bit tired as well) about Luke 20:27-38. On life and the afterlife. Proper 27C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (as we limp toward the finish line) about Luke 19:1-10. On privilege and grace. Proper 26C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (it now occurs to me I should have been taking selfies to document my ageing process through this project but oh well) about Luke 18:9-14. On mercy. Proper 25C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (the rear view mirror given how long there was between me writing this and posting it) on a Luke 18:1-8. On not giving up. Proper 24C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (for which I am grateful) about Luke 17:11-19. On gratitude. Proper 23C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I thought about resorting to using a phone camera as a mirror but that’s a bit too complex so I found a real one) about Luke 17:5-10. On faith. Proper 22C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (all mirror, no smoke) about Luke 16:19-31. On money. Proper 21C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (sometimes it feels so chaotic it should be a mirror ball at a disco) about Luke 16:1-13. On God and money. Proper 20C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change) about Luke 15:1-10. On joy. Proper 19C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I did look into a mirror this week that had a $4000 price tag, but I didn’t preach into it … maybe I should have) about Luke 14:25-33. On community. Proper 18C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (not at pretty sight at 7 in the morning) about Luke 14-1, 7-14. On social climbing. Proper 17C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (a hotel bathroom mirror this time) about Luke 13:10-17. On bending under oppression, and freedom. Proper 16C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (how could you even suggest that I am counting down the weeks before I can jettison that dumb pun?) about Luke 12:49-56. On division and the signs of the times. Proper 15C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I’m talking to the (wo)man in the mirror, I’m asking her to change her ways) about Luke 12:32-40. On fear and generosity. Proper 14C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (while trying not to be distracted by my bad hair day) about Luke 12:13-21. On wealth and community. Proper 13C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I don’t think I’m supposed to be noticing that it’s a bad hair day, but there you have it) about Luke 11:1-13. On God and prayer. Proper 12C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (although today I was backlit so my reflection was my shadow ….) about Luke 10:38-42. On comparisons and worry. Proper 11C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (that mirror isn’t getting kinder) about Luke 10:25-37. On goodness and gratitude. Proper 10C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (believe me I am counting down the weeks until I jettison that silly pun) about Luke 10:1-11, 16-20. On demons and power and love. Proper 9C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I should probably spend more time reflection on the poor quality of the wordplay I use) about Luke 9:51-62. On commitment. Proper 8C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (not the tabloid paper) about Luke 8:26-39. On … demons? Proper 7C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (sometimes it’s a mirror ball and I have a disco while I’m preaching) about John 16:12-15. On truth and glory. Trinity C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (not the rear view mirror, though) about John 14:8-17. On those who are called alongside. Pentecost C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I’m talking to the man in the mirror; I’m asking him to change his ways) about John 17:20-26. On love and unity. Easter 7C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (if I were a dad, that might almost be a dad joke) about John 14:23-29. On love and peace. Easter 6C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (like a John Wick set piece but with only metaphorical blood) about John 13:31-35. On love. Easter 5C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (I’ve discovered that backlighting puts me in flattering shadow) about John 10:22-30. On hearing the voice of Jesus Easter 4C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (think the house of mirrors from the film ‘Us’) about John 21:1-19. On ordinariness and resurrection. Easter 3C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (maybe a bit like the Star Trek mirror universe, except that I have no idea what I would be like there) about John 20:19-31. On peace. Easter 2C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (both the literal and the digital black mirror, I guess) about John 20:1-18. On life and resurrection. Easter C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (sometimes the cross is a mirror, too) about Luke 22:14-23:56. On sadness, forgiveness and trust. Passion C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (maybe part of it is me trying to become more comfortable with the person in that mirror?) about John 12:1-8. On spontaneous love. Lent 5C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (the length of this audio doesn’t reflect the length of time I spent reflecting) about Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. On grace. Lent 4C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (reflecting the reflections in my heart …) about Luke 13:1-9. On tragedy and blame. Lent 3C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (with construction in the background, sorry) about Luke 13:31-35. On other people’s criticism and praise. Lent 2C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (kind of like that cave that Rey enters in The Last Jedi) about Luke 4:1-13. On temptation and identity. Lent 1C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (but not one you can go through into Wonderland) about Luke 9:28-36. On mountaintops. Transfiguration C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (hopefully it makes the inside of my brain look bigger) about Luke 6:27-38. On loving enemies. Epiphany 7C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (don’t worry, it’s not sentient) about Luke 6:17-26. On blessing and woe. Epiphany 6C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (unlike in ‘Black Mirror’, the non-dystopian kind) about Luke 5:1-11. On being tired and cynical. Epiphany 5C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (there’s nothing like a good joke, and that is nothing like a good joke) about Luke 4:21-30. On access to grace. Epiphany 4C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (like the Mary Poppins mirror where the reflection is independent of the person) about Luke 4:14-21. On reparations and justice. Epiphany 3C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (which crack’d from side to side … no it didn’t but it’s a good story, as Tennyson will tell you) about John 2:1-11. On wine. Epiphany 2C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (like the one that Richard III called for, according to Shakespeare) about Luke 3:15-17,21-22. On the various identities of Jesus. Baptism C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (just like Julia Roberts) about Matthew 2:1-12. On knowledge and giving. Epiphany 1C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (which ‘crack’d from side to side’ a la Tennyson … no it didn’t) about Luke 2:41-52. On ordinariness. Christmas 1C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (this week I’m pretending to be Charlize Theron in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’) about Luke 1:39-45. On women’s friendship. Advent 4C Sharmini Kumar

Reflections into the mirror (the person looking back looks bleary eyed … is that normal?) about Luke 3:7-18. On justice and precursors. Advent 3C Sharmini Kumar