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Photo: Christ at the Garden of Gethsemane, Vasili Grigoryevich Perov, 1878.

‘This is a rose that smells as sweet by many other names.’

Lest we forget Gethsemane: Damian Entwistle on the setting aside of self

‘This is a rose that smells as sweet by many other names.’

by Damian Entwistle 8th August 2025

Unusually (for Marsden Friends) there were two pieces of vocal ministry on Sunday last.

Both spoke of resurrection; the first opened a door for the second.

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