Prayer: My soul magnifies the Lord
Prayer: My soul magnifies the Lord
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent by John Birch ADORATION My soul magnifies the Lord! All is ready Stable prepared Shepherds working Magi journeying Gifts are chosen. My soul magnifies the Lord! Continues... CONFESSION Gracious God, you have done so muc…
Monologue/Drama:No more sacrifices!
Monologue/Drama:No more sacrifices!
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/Drama:No more sacrifices! No more sacrifices! No more burnt offerings! What’s he trying to do? Put me out of business? Who does he think he is? This is my way of life. I’ve been selling pure young lambs and birds for years now. Reasonable prices – although I’ll get a bi…
Poem: Expectation
Poem: Expectation
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Expectation That first faint fluttering of movement seems so insignificant that it can be dismissed as imagination. As the days pass and the growing continues and the stirring becomes stronger, then the realisation dawns that new life is beginning to make its presence felt.…
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/Reflection: A year to remember It was a year to remember. The fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar. Roman rule and very unpopular. That man Pontius Pilate was in charge of us. Nobody trusted him and he probably didn’t trust himself. It’s rumoured that his wife…
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Kairos Moments (Advent 1C) Reflection accompanying image “Advent Kairos Moments” As the sky lightens at daybreak this is the moment in which the sun penetrates the chilly shroud of mist and bathes the landscape in milky light. Chronological time become…
Prayer: God of majesty and power
Prayer: God of majesty and power
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent by John Birch ADORATION God of majesty and power, who spoke and this world was, who breathed and this world lived, who counts the hairs upon our head, who sees our thoughts and reads our hearts, who loves us more than w…
Prayer: You challenge us this Advent-time
Prayer: You challenge us this Advent-time
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent by John Birch ADORATION As streets fill with shoppers, bright lights and tempting offers, Christmas songs and children's laughter, you lead us along a different path, to a desert river and a Prophetic voice. A call to r…
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: Strange choices Strange people God chooses sometimes. Not usually famous people; very rarely, rich people; not necessarily beautiful; not always religious; sometimes uneducated; often those that others disregard; usually very down-to earth characters. Was that wh…
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C) Reflection accompanying images: “Espaliered trees against stone wall” and “Espaliered trees detail of binding and support” And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we ab…
Advent III
Advent III
by Michael Docker
Advent III The candle is lit for the witnesses, For those who have heard and are living By the way that is laid from cradle to cross That leads from self to the challenge of loss To the duty of service, the joys of giving, This is the way of the witnesses. The candle shines for t…
Advent II
Advent II
by Michael Docker
Poem- Advent II The candle we light is a sign of the Word Today we will honour its promise and power; It will shine here for not much more than an hour; The Word lasts for ever – haven't you heard? The candle we light remains silent, but say, Haven't you heard that when God speak…
Advent IV
Advent IV
by Michael Docker
Advent IV The candle, like Mary, is frail and small - In the grand scheme of things just a guttering flame. And we, like Mary, like the candle, like Bethlehem, - Are frail but infused with the scent of God's call. The candle, like Mary, is humble and poor When compared with the w…
Advent prayers
Advent prayers
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent ADORATION God of majesty and power, who spoke and this world was, who breathed and this world lived, who counts the hairs upon our head, who sees our thoughts and reads our hearts, who loves us more than we deserve, Con…
Let Christmas come
Let Christmas come
by Michael Docker
Let Christmas come Let the Saviour small as a cradle and already playing with nails Come to our century with its camps and soldiers, tourists and money-men, and play the games of God with our souls, Let the Josephs and Marys, those common people, Let the hill men, the fabulous fo…
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: This will be a sign for you (Advent 4C / Christmas Eve / Christmas Day) Reflection accompanying images: “Cracked mirror ” and “Cracked mirror with shard showing womans face ” In the centre of town, fenced off in a demolition site awaiting redevelopment, …
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: The Mighty One has done great things for me (Advent 4C) Reflection accompanying image “The mighty one has done great things for me” And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favour on the …
Advent Confession
Advent Confession
by Richard Steel
A short responsive confession focusing on the important things in relation to God and other people. Advent Confession Lord, in the midst of all the preparation for Christmas let me concentrate on the important things: - the people I love. May I not get frustrated or angry with t…
Imagining the Lectionary: I will gather you together and bring you home again (Advent 3C)