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Sunday Worship: “We had hoped…”

“We had hoped…”

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Prof. Jennifer Strawbridge and the Revd. Dr Steve Nolan reflect on the Road to Emmaus.

The Revd. Prof Jennifer Strawbridge and the Revd. Dr Steve Nolan explore the place of hope in times of despair. They reflect on the Road to Emmaus and how it speaks to us today.

“But we had hoped…”  The words of two of Jesus’ disciples to a stranger on the road to Emmaus.

In times of grief and disappointment, there is one thing left to cling to; that thing is hope. 

The Revd. Professor Jennifer Strawbridge of Mansfield College, Oxford and the Revd. Dr Steve Nolan, Chaplain at Princess Alice Hospice, lead a reflection on where we find hope in times of despair.

They explore Jesus' appearance to his two disciples on the Road to Emmaus and how that encounter speaks to us today.

Producer: Katharine Longworth

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