clouds and glory - Proper 17 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 17 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 17 Year A Sunday between 28 August and 3 September inclusive Lord, as you love us, help us to love one another. Give to your church a burning zeal and keep us ardent in our spirits. May we ever rejoice in the hope that you have set before us; through Christ our living Lord…
clouds and glory - Proper 16 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 16 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 16 Year A Sunday between 21 and 27 August inclusive Lord, transform us by your love, that we may know and do your will, that we may live and work to your praise and glory, through Christ, the King of glory, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, world …
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 21 Year A Lord, as you came down to lift us up Help us to show compassion and sympathy to others. Give to your church a sense of service and humility. May we be obedient to you, seeking to do your will at all times, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen…
Am I in debt?
Am I in debt?
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation: Am I in debt? Proper 18 Year A Romans 13: 8 – 14 In the meditation that follows there are lots of things for which I am thankful. You can insert your own or even, perhaps, adapt it for a congregation or group of people. Am I in debt? Surely! In debt for the love you h…
Times and Seasons - And this is war
Times and Seasons - And this is war
by Andrew Pratt
And this is war Imagination is not enough. The squalor appals. And this is war. It is now and then, always and hereafter. Sebastopol or Sarajevo, Somme or Sri Lanka, Vietnam Nam, Afghanistan. No romance here, heroism - sometimes; fear mostly. Driven by hunger for power, for posse…
Times and Seasons - And Christ was there
Times and Seasons - And Christ was there
by Andrew Pratt
And Christ was there And Christ was there, breathless, crumpled, tattered now; and mud-besplattered. Tears of weariness and anger, drained of strength by dancing danger. Continues... Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please …
Before our hopes were up
Before our hopes were up
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation: Before our hopes were up, Before our hopes were up, Christ knew us. Down in the dumps, he’s with us. What a God of glory calls us, how extravagant his mercy, how wonderful his love, how comprehensive his power. All things are headed up in this God: our brother, sister…
Dramatic Monologue - Justified by faith?
Dramatic Monologue - Justified by faith?
by Andrew Pratt
3rd Sunday in Lent Romans 5: 1 – 11 Dramatic monologue: Justified by faith? A scribe working on the letter to the Romans is sitting at a table, muttering while looking over a scroll, pen in hand: Riddles, riddles, riddles… ‘ Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have pea…
Drama: That’s all you ever give us – rules
Drama: That’s all you ever give us – rules
by Andrew Pratt
Drama: That’s all you ever give us – rules! Voice 1 Rules, rules, rules! That’s all you ever give us. RULES! Up the mountain, down the mountain. MORE RULES! And you say they come from God? Are you sure that you haven’t just concocted them yourself? None of them look like much fun…
clouds and glory - Proper 22 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 22 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 22 Year A Lord you have called us to know you, You have called us to love you, You have called us to serve you. Make us worthy of our calling. May we proclaim your power and your peace. May we rejoice in your light and in your love; Through Christ the living Lord. Amen…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 6 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 6 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 6 Sunday between 12 & 18 June (after Trinity) Genesis 18. 1-15 [21. 1-7] Exodus 19. 2-8a Psalm. 116. 1-2, 12-19 (or 11-18) Psalm. 100 Romans 5. 1-8 Matthew 9.35-10.8 [9-23] Lord, as you have called us, make us worthy of our calling. Guide us, that we may become the peopl…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 9 Sunday between 3 & 9 July Genesis 24. 34-38,42-49, 58-67 Zechariah 9. 9-12 Psalm. 45. 10-17 or Ps. 145. 8-14 Canticle: Song of Sol. 2. 8-13 Romans 7. 15-25a Matthew 11. 16-19,25-30 Come, Lord, come to us, that we may find rest and peace in you. Come, Lord, come to us,…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 7 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 7 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 7 Sunday between 19 & 25 June (after Trinity) Genesis 21. 8-21 Jeremiah 20.7-13 Psalm. 86. 1-10 [16-17] Psalm. 69. 7-10 [11-15]16-18 Romans 6. Ib-11 Matthew 10. 24-39 Lord Jesus Christ, everlasting Son of the Father, who for our sakes humbled yourself, help us to heed you…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A