Lectionary 07/10/2012
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Poem: That shouldn’t happen to you!
Poem: That shouldn’t happen to you!
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: That shouldn’t happen to you! When the person who is supposed to love you most is the one who seems to understand your faith in God the least, do you reject the God who has held you for so long, or ignore the one who says your God doesn’t seem to care? Continues... ©Marjori…
Hymn: The origin of evil
Hymn: The origin of evil
by Andrew Pratt
THIS HYMN PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF JOB AND COULD BE NOTED ON EACH SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER ON WHICH THE BOOK OF JOB PROVIDES A KEY READING. The origin of evil that fractures human life, disease and common hatred and endless human strife: the question of the ages, that pe…
Job's Story: Dramatic Reading/Monologue
Job's Story: Dramatic Reading/Monologue
by Andrew Pratt
THIS ITEM PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE BOOK OF JOB AND COULD BE NOTED ON EACH SUNDAY THROUGH OCTOBER ON WHICH THE BOOK OF JOB PROVIDES A KEY READING. Dramatic Reading/Monologue This item covers four weeks of the Lectionary readings from the Book of Job. It could be used over the f…
Prayer: Perceptive God
Prayer: Perceptive God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Perceptive God Perceptive God, you know our thoughts and our behaviour. You know when we are sincere and when we are deceiving ourselves. We try to do what is right. We try to live blameless lives. We believe and have confidence in you. We worship and praise you. So we tr…
Hymn: Sometimes the Bible seems unreal
Hymn: Sometimes the Bible seems unreal
by Andrew Pratt
Sometimes the Bible seems unreal, its people like a saintly race, they speak with such integrity as those immersed in Godly grace. And how can we, within our time, aspire to such a perfect goal of innocence and purity, when needing love to make us whole? Verses 3-4 follow Tune: B…
Poem: One continuous line of speech
Poem: One continuous line of speech
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: One continuous line of speech One continuous line of speech. First the creative Spirit bringing order from chaos. Next the prophets, thundering, condemning, or calling people to repentance. After them, the Son, embodying the image of God, challenging, changing, daring and s…
Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
Hymn: Now in the face of Christ we see
by Andrew Pratt
Now in the face of Christ we see God's living glory shine, no false reflection mirrored here, no metaphor or sign. This is the name above all names, who lived and moved and breathed, who felt our grief and knew our pain, now humanly conceived. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: GRAFENBERG, …
Poem: A sacramental union
Poem: A sacramental union
by Andrew Pratt
Poem: A sacramental union A sacramental union that none can put apart, and those who sought to fudge the law, were challenged from the start. The Pharisees were undermined, the laws would stay in place, with subtle ways of subterfuge destroyed without a trace. Continues... © Andr…
Imagining the Lectionary: Child-like trust is the key to the Kingdom (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Child-like trust is the key to the Kingdom (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Child-like trust is the key to the Kingdom (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B) Reflection accompanying images: “Receive the kingdom of God like a child” “Trust like a child’s” “You will not be overcome” If Methodism sings its theology, Catholicism carves it. Tucke…
Imagining the Lectionary: Hall of Mirrors (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Hall of Mirrors (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Hall of Mirrors (Proper 22B/Ordinary 27B) (Reflection accompanying image “Hall of Mirrors”) "He is the reflection of God’s glory and the exact imprint of God’s very being" (Hebrews 1:3) Entering into the visionary world of the gospel as lived out by Jesu…
However bleak or desolate
However bleak or desolate
by Andrew Pratt
However bleak or desolate our lives may seem to be, a day of blessedness will come when we will be set free. As Jeremiah struck a deal, brought property in hope, he sensed a vision of a world beyond our human scope. Verses 3-5 follow Metre: 8 7 8 7 Tune: FINGAL Andrew Pratt (bo…
Reflection: Visionary
Reflection: Visionary
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/dialogue/drama: Visionary (Could be read as a dialogue, or monologue) If your country was being over-run by an invading force and you were under siege in your own city, would you tell your king that God was prepared to hand over the city to the enemy? Jeremiah did. If …
Beneath the shadow of her wings
Beneath the shadow of her wings
by Andrew Pratt
Beneath the shadow of her wings the eagle covers up her young, and soon, once egg caged, chicks will fly, by winds and thermals lifted, flung. Verse 2 follows Metre: LM Tune: BRESLAU Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 6/9/2013 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.u…
Prayer: Sheltering God
Prayer: Sheltering God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Sheltering God Sheltering God, we need your help and your protection – when we are under attack because of our commitment to you: when we feel vulnerable in an uncaring world: when we are made to feel foolish by those who think our beliefs are out-dated: when there is rea…
Cooling streams and fiery depths
Cooling streams and fiery depths
by Andrew Pratt
Cooling streams and fiery depths, heaven and hell shall beckon, those who have, have much to lose, all have much to reckon. Verses 2-3 follow Metre: 7 6 7 6 Tune: MELLING Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 7/9/2013 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please i…
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/dialogue: Poor beggar (Could be performed by two, or more, voices, or told in story form) “One more beggar,” said the devout ones who passed on the way to synagogue and threw the obligatory coin. “Poor beggar,” said those who knew how hard it was to live with little, as the…
There was a rich man
There was a rich man
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
Clock sculpture manchester peoples history museum 2.
Clock sculpture manchester peoples history museum 2.
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
Clock sculpture manchester peoples history museum 3
Clock sculpture manchester peoples history museum 3
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
Slave and workers sculpture
Slave and workers sculpture
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 1
G8 1
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
Enough food for everyone
Enough food for everyone
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 4
G8 4
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 2
G8 2
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 5
G8 5
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 3
G8 3
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
G8 6
G8 6
by David Perry
Image accompanying reflection Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C) TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image propor…
Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C)