Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Keys to the door | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Keys to the door | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Today we think about keys and doors, the people who have opened doors for us, doors of opportunity and doors to our faith. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and also pastoral ministry with older people, who are moving from the 'third age…
Lectio Divina - Series Foreword
Lectio Divina - Series Foreword
by SPCK - Enzo Bianchi
Series Foreword To read Enzo Bianchi’s work is, among other things, to be forcefully made aware that we have got used to a rather thin diet of resources to help us read the Bible. We have plenty of good scholarship and plenty of good popular summaries of that scholarship – but ve…
Times and Seasons - Prayer: Human instincts
Times and Seasons - Prayer: Human instincts
by Marjorie Dobson
Romans 12: 9-21 Prayer: Human instincts Vengeance is a natural reaction and most children have the instinct from an early age. We have to be taught to share, to forgive, to live in peace with one another and to resist our automatic reaction to get our own back. So we pray: When o…
Times and Seasons - Psalm 31 – a responsive prayer
Times and Seasons - Psalm 31 – a responsive prayer
by Marjorie Dobson
Psalm 31 – a responsive prayer Where there is distress and tears are the deepest expression of sorrow – God, bring your comforting presence. Where there is pain and anguish that cries out for healing – God, bring your comforting presence. Where weakness and infirmity drain life a…
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - I Have Hope for Zion, but Is There Hope for Me?
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - I Have Hope for Zion, but Is There Hope for Me?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Have Hope for Zion, but Is There Hope for Me? Psalm 102 Every morning when we wake up, my wife prays our morning prayers, and almost invariably she thanks God for another wonderful day. An hour later, I sit at my desk thinking about that day’s passage for The Old Testament for …
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - One Way to Evade Compassion Fatigue
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - One Way to Evade Compassion Fatigue
by SPCK - John Goldingay
One Way to Evade Compassion Fatigue Psalm 79 The expression “compassion fatigue” has been around for a while. The nature of modern communications media means that we become instantly aware of suffering in different parts of the world, but we cannot deal with all that suffering or…
Times and Seasons - The place of resurrection
Times and Seasons - The place of resurrection
by Jan Berry
An Easter prayer of approach The place of resurrection In the place of weeping, where we come, bringing our lost hopes and memories Risen God, greet us with the promise of new life. In the place of searching, where we do not know what we look for or hope to find, Risen God, greet…
Rhythms of remembering - About the authors and introduction
Rhythms of remembering - About the authors and introduction
by SPCK - Hannah Ward & Jennifer Wild
About the authors and Introduction Hannah Ward and Jennifer Wild are freelance writers and editors. Their books include The Monastic Way, Resources for Preaching and Worship (Years A, B and C), Human Rites, Celebrating Women (with Janet Morley, published by SPCK) and Guard the Ch…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Cooking and meals | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Cooking and meals | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our table is set to remind us of meal preparation at home, as well as the meal that Jesus shared with his disciples before he was arrested—a meal that is remembered in services of Holy Communion. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and als…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Chairs | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
Our theme today is ‘chairs’. We shall spend some time imagining that Jesus is sitting in this empty chair and what we might say to him. A creative and original book of liturgies and reflections for use in worship and also pastoral ministry with older people, who are moving from t…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Tables | Living Liturgies
by BRF - Caroline George
We gather today, remembering the times we have sat at table with families and friends, with colleagues in the canteen or for times of fellowship over a cup of tea. We remember that Jesus, the Christ, sat at tables with friends and foes, and unexpected events often unfolded there.…
Living Liturgies | Transition time resources for services, prayer and conversation with older people - Water | Living Liturgies