Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 9 Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 9 Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 9 Mark 6: 1-13 Gaze on all the preparations we make for a journey these days. Count the suitcases, shoulder bags, plastic bags, camera cases and picnic hampers that we pile into the back of the car. Today we even need ‘SatNav’ to find our way for us. Gone are the days when…
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
New Testament Prayer for Everyone - The Inheritance and the Spirit
by SPCK - N T Wright
PART 2 PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT PRAYERS OF PAUL THE INHERITANCE AND THE SPIRIT Ephesians 1: 11-14 Not far from where I was born there is an ancient castle. It stands imposingly, high above the banks of a river, defying anyone to attack it. These days, the likely attacks come …
The Act of Prayer Year B - Proper 22 - Year B
The Act of Prayer Year B - Proper 22 - Year B
by BRF - John Birch
Proper 22 Year B Opening prayer In your house and in the presence of your people, we declare that you are the one who made us, the one who loves us, the one who saved us and the one who brings us here to worship in humble gratitude and praise…
Prayer: God of all grace and glory
Prayer: God of all grace and glory
by Andrew Pratt
Prayer: God of all grace and glory God of all grace and glory you have given us everything we need. Through hardship and affliction you have walked with us. When nights have been sleepless, or broken by the crash and thunder of rioting you have guarded and protected us. In conseq…
Prayer: God of greatness and glory
Prayer: God of greatness and glory
by Andrew Pratt
God of greatness and glory, God of splendour and surprise, God of cross and manger; God of hope in present danger, Your voice shakes the earth, sounding like thunder, breaking cedars. Your voice is like flames consuming the wilderness. Your nature seems destructive in its power, …
Responsive Prayer: We cannot comprehend