Birth pangs
Birth pangs
by Marjorie Dobson
Birth Pangs A poem imagining the mind of Mary as she struggles to give birth in the stable of the inn. When I said, ‘Yes,’ I did not know where it would lead. Why, in God’s name, must it be here and now Why, after all the prejudice I’d known, the scorn, derision, and the hostile …
Christmas is a family time
Christmas is a family time
by Marjorie Dobson
A prayer for those who find Christmas a difficult time because they have no family, or little family contact. (This liturgy can be incorporated into an ordinary act of worship during the pre-Christmas or Christmas season. It could be used with several voices. Parts of it may be o…
Advent: The tipping point
Advent: The tipping point
by David Perry
Advent: The tipping point Reflection accompanying image “And the word became flesh” The tipping point at which an idea is birthed from the imagination and becomes a tangible and touchable physical reality is central to all entrepreneurial endeavour. It is the moment when courage …
Opening Prayer - John the Baptist
Opening Prayer - John the Baptist
by Richard Steel
An opening Prayer based on Benedictus and John the Baptist’s ministry John the Baptist (24th June) Opening Prayer (Based on Benedictus and John the Baptist’s ministry) As people who know we have received mercy We come to you As those who share your new Covenant We come to you As …
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Wishing and Hoping
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Wishing and Hoping
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Wishing and Hoping Psalm 130-131 It’s the beginning of Advent, when we start thinking about the first coming of Jesus but also about his second coming. The sermon on Sunday related to why the second coming matters and the reason for believing it will happen. It matters because Je…
Prayers for Advent 1 - Year A
Prayers for Advent 1 - Year A
by John Birch
Prayers of adoration, confession and thanksgiving for Advent: ADORATION The Advent story of hope and mystery, anticipation, preparation. A kingdom of this world and the next and a king appearing when we least expect. Heaven touching earth... CONFESSION Forgive your people who slu…
Prayers for Advent 3 - Year A
Prayers for Advent 3 - Year A
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent 3 ADORATION We are blessed if, knowing you as Lord we are obedient to your Word. We are blessed if in our journeying we respond to your call to follow... CONFESSION God of wholeness, healing and power, f orgive our relu…
Prayers for Advent 4 - Year A
Prayers for Advent 4 - Year A
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent ADORATION We are called, set apart, servants of our heavenly King. We are loved as we are, by grace, a love so amazing... CONFESSION Restore us, O Lord, we pray, bring us back to that place where we first met, as shephe…
Prayers for Advent 2 - Year A
Prayers for Advent 2 - Year A
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent 2 ADORATION Spirit of wisdom rest upon us, grant us understanding and an increase in our faith. Spirit of knowledge rest upon us, grant us discernment in decisions we must make... CONFESSION Advent God, we journey with …
Prayers for Stir up Sunday
Prayers for Stir up Sunday
by Christine Dutton
Prayers for Stir up Sunday as we begin our advent preparations. Loving Jesus, Thank you for the coming of advent, for the time to prepare, for the time to receive others as the host or be the guest in the home of family or friends. As we stir our Christmas puddings, as we mix our…
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
by Jan Berry
SAYING YES: A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Vulnerable God, Maker of the universe, we praise you that in the gift of Jesus you answer our human brokenness with your 'Yes' of love. In your promise to a peasant girl you say yes to our dreams of freedom. In the shabbiness of the stable you…
Times and Seasons - Prayers:After Communion