Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Sunday Evening Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Ordinary Time - Sunday Evening Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
ORDINARY TIME - Sunday Evening Prayer Blessed are you, O God: in Jesus, crucified and risen, you have shown us your face. We worship you, O Holy One, present to Moses in the burning bush, to Isaiah in the temple,...
Rhythms of remembering - Thursday Night Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Thursday Night Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Thursday Night Prayer The Lord says, ‘Pause and be quiet, my people, because your rest will come.’ 2 Esdras 2.24 For all the good I have seen and done today, I give thanks. For all my sins and omissions, I ask pardon...
Rhythms of remembering - Saturday Night Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Saturday Night Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Saturday Night Prayer In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. Isaiah 30.15 For all the good I have seen and done today, I give thanks...
Rhythms of remembering - Sunday Night Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Sunday Night Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Sunday Night Prayer May the Lord grant us a quiet night and a perfect end. For all the good I have seen and done today, I give thanks. For all my sins and omissions, I ask pardon. For all for whom I pray, I claim protection...
Rhythms of remembering - Tuesday Night Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Tuesday Night Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Tuesday Night Prayer May the peace of the Lord be with us this night. For all the good I have seen and done today, I give thanks. For all my sins and omissions, I ask pardon...
Rhythms of remembering - Thursday Midday Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Thursday Midday Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Tuesday Midday Prayer Our God lives! Blessed be my rock, and praised be the God of my salvation. Blessed are you, O Lord our God, for you have come to your people and set them free...
Rhythms of remembering - Saturday Midday Prayer
Rhythms of remembering - Saturday Midday Prayer
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
Midday and Night Prayer for all seasons Saturday Midday Prayer God said: When you call upon me I will answer you. I will be with you in trouble, and I will deliver you. Our Father in heaven, for you love all your creation...
The Living God - God and the darkness of faith
The Living God - God and the darkness of faith
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
An almighty God: power, compassion and suffering 3 God and the darkness of faith When I was young my family took vacations in County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. We loved its beautiful beaches and rugged countryside. However, Atlantic rainstorms, sweeping in from the wes…
The Living God - Creator of heaven and earth
The Living God - Creator of heaven and earth
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Creator of heaven and earth 4 One of my favourite stories from the classical age concerns the Greek philosopher Aristippus (c. 435 –c. 356 bc), who found himself shipwrecked on the Aegean island of Rhodes. He had no idea where he was. Was this strange place uninhabited? Would he …
The Living God - Discerning wisdom: works of art and the creation
The Living God - Discerning wisdom: works of art and the creation
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Creator of heaven and earth 4 Discerning wisdom: works of art and the creation One of my memories of my time as an undergraduate at Wadham College, Oxford, is admiring the portrait of Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723) that adorned the panelled walls of the college’s dining hall. I…
The Living God - Getting some help: C.S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers
The Living God - Getting some help: C.S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Getting some help: C. S. Lewis and Dorothy L. Sayers After an initial period as an atheist, Lewis developed a faith in God in 1930 and moved towards a definite Christian commitment late in 1931. As he began to explore his faith he clearly gave some thought to the idea of the Trin…
The Living God - Going deeper into reality: the Trinity and ‘surface faith’
The Living God - Going deeper into reality: the Trinity and ‘surface faith’
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Mystery or muddle? The Trinity 5 Going deeper into reality: the Trinity and ‘surface faith’ Now some will read these words and rightly wish to raise an objection. Their faith is simple; and they like it that way. They trust in God and believe firmly that they’ve been redeemed thr…
The Living God - Forebears of faith: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
The Living God - Forebears of faith: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Which God Are We Talking About? 1 Forebears of faith: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob Everyone loves exploring their family history. Sometimes it’s just because we enjoy finding out things about the past. I was fascinated to discover that a relative had been one of the last people to ge…
The Living God - Humanity as the bearer of the image of God
The Living God - Humanity as the bearer of the image of God
by SPCK - Alister McGrath
Creator of heaven and earth 4 Humanity as the bearer of the image of God At least three ways of thinking about our identity, role and place in the greater scheme of things are opened up when we consider that we bear ‘the image of God’...
The Living God - God and suffering: understanding and coping