Times and Seasons - Eucharistic Prayer
Times and Seasons - Eucharistic Prayer
by Jan Berry
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR FEBRUARY/CANDLEMAS Sing to God in praise. Worship the creator, all peoples. All that lives and breathes Join in praise of the maker. We praise and worship you, creator of all, for all that struggles for life in the dark and cold; pushing through the bleak e…
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - The Religious World of Ancient Greece
PAUL AND THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD - The Religious World of Ancient Greece
by SPCK - N T Wright
Chapter Four A COCK FOR ASCLEPIUS: ‘RELIGION’ AND ‘CULTURE’ IN PAUL’S WORLD 2. Religion and Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean World of Paul’s Day (II) The Religious World of Ancient Greece The word ‘Greece’ itself needs some definition – or rather, a warning about the comparat…
My practical theology DJW - God's way of change
My practical theology DJW - God's way of change
by David John Woodman
GOD’S WAY OF CHANGE – Looks at why God does not act as a superhero, changing events and the worlds problems for the better. God's way is much slower but infinitely more rewarding and complete for the individual. So far I have determined that God answers prayers even if not as we …
Psalms for Everyone - There Is No God Here
Psalms for Everyone - There Is No God Here
by SPCK - John Goldingay
There Is No God Here Psalm 53 Yesterday, my wife and I walked through crowds of people whose faces seemed to say, “There is no God here.” They were crowds walking up and down the pier at Santa Monica among the stands selling ice cream and sunhats and hotdogs. They should have bee…
Times and Seasons - A Prayer for Homelessness Sunday
Times and Seasons - A Prayer for Homelessness Sunday
by Jan Berry
Prayers of Intercession A Prayer for Homelessness Sunday Hospitable God, we thank you for the warmth of home, for the security that surrounds us, for the care from knowing we belong. We pray for those for whom ‘home’ is not a place of safety: those whose relationships are scarred…
Times and Seasons - God of new beginnings
Times and Seasons - God of new beginnings
by Jan Berry
God of new beginnings God of new beginnings, you greet us in our joy when we step out in hopeful anticipation, delighting in a fresh adventure. God of new beginnings, you walk alongside us in our fear, when we drag our feet reluctantly to face the change we dread. Continues...
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
Times and Seasons - Saying Yes-A Prayer Of Thanksgiving
by Jan Berry
SAYING YES: A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING Vulnerable God, Maker of the universe, we praise you that in the gift of Jesus you answer our human brokenness with your 'Yes' of love. In your promise to a peasant girl you say yes to our dreams of freedom. In the shabbiness of the stable you…
Times and Seasons - Prayers:After Communion
Times and Seasons - Prayers:After Communion
by Jan Berry
PRAYERS AFTER COMMUNION Advent God, we thank you that you have welcomed us at your table and fed us with your gifts of bread and wine. Remain with us in our waiting and our hoping, as we travel on towards the celebration of your birth amongst us. Amen Continues... ©Jan Berry
Times and Seasons - Prayer: The Waiting Time
Times and Seasons - Prayer: The Waiting Time
by Jan Berry
PRAYER: THE WAITING TIME Candles and calendar mark the days flame flickering with vulnerable hope, doors opening onto the story, God of our days, wait with us in the waiting time. Fields lie fallow under winter skies, bare earth prepared for planting, waiting for the seeds of the…
Times and Seasons - Vulnerability and Hope: Prayer of Thanksgiving
Times and Seasons - Vulnerability and Hope: Prayer of Thanksgiving
by Jan Berry
VULNERABILITY AND HOPE: A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING God, maker of the earth, we thank you for this broken bread; in its fragments we find you, sharing our vulnerability, waiting with us in patient helplessness and impatient rage. We thank you for our brokenness embodied in your comi…
Still Caring - About the author
Still Caring - About the author
by SPCK - Dorothy M Stewart
About the author Still Caring Christian meditations and prayers When Dorothy M. Stewart’s husband was diagnosed with frontal lobe dementia in 2007, she became his sole full-time carer. Her book, One Day at a Time: Meditations for Carers, published by SPCK in 2010, is the fruit of…
Times and Seasons - A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Christmas Eve
Times and Seasons - A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Christmas Eve
by Jan Berry
A PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR CHRISTMAS EVE We praise you, God of wonder and mystery. We praise you in the excitement of anticipation, in the heartache of our longing, and the fulfilment of our dreams. Continues... ©Jan Berry
Times and Seasons - Advent God:Prayer of Approach
Times and Seasons - Advent God:Prayer of Approach
by Jan Berry
ADVENT GOD: A PRAYER OF APPROACH Advent God, in all our preparations, the busy to-do lists and the frenzied activity, wait with us for that moment of pausing in anticipation of your presence. Waiting God, we prepare for your coming. Advent God, when we are lethargic and indiffere…
Times and Seasons - Prayers for Eucharist