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Reflection: Father
Reflection: Father
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Father Father’ can be an impossible word to use for those whose human father was abusive, cruel, brutal, heartless, inadequate, or had deserted them. Yet the Roman Christians were told that they could use that word with the true affection given to a beloved parent. Ho…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for Teachers and Students
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayers for Teachers and Students
by SPCK - Ian Black
Seven prayers for school children, students and teachers: Education Sunday New School Year End of School Year Examinations Assessing and Marking Starting at university and college Students Lord Jesus Christ, we stand at the beginning of a new school year, fresh and full of pr…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - New Year Prayer
Prayers for All Occasions Book - New Year Prayer
by SPCK - Ian Black
New Year Prayers for All Occasions Lord of time and eternity, we stand on the threshold of a new year. Strengthen our resolve to dedicate our lives afresh in your service leaving behind all that would distort your image within us... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Bla…
Isaac's story
Isaac's story
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue/drama/story : Isaac’s story Second Sunday after Pentecost Genesis 22: 1 – 14 My father was an old man when I was born. Very old. My mother was old too. I didn’t have many friends of my own age and, when I did, it was their grandparents who knew my mother and father beca…
In the days when questions are insistent - Blessing
In the days when questions are insistent - Blessing
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer/Blessing: In the days when questions are insistent - Blessing Second Sunday after Pentecost Psalm 13 In the days when questions are insistent, but there are no answers, God will listen patiently. In the days when guilt is strong, but nothing can be changed, God will unde…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - Palm Sunday Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
Palm Sunday (Liturgy of the Passion) Isaiah 50.4–9a Philippians 2.5–11 Mark 14.1—15.47 ‘In spite of that, we call this Friday good.’ They didn’t at the time, but Jesus’ surprised friends, and some very surprised enemies, quickly found themselves telling the horrid and brutal tale…
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday Year A Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew’s gospel is about a journey to Jerusalem. Although Luke writes about Jesus’ presentation at the Temple (2:21) - and Jesus must indeed have undergone this ceremony – Matthew makes no mention of it. John set…
LWPT Meditations - Mothering Sunday
LWPT Meditations - Mothering Sunday
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - Mothering Sunday Luke 2: 33-35 It is that word “too” that grabs my attention and clutches at my heart every time I read these verses. “And a sword will pierce your own soul too.” (v 33) I imagine Mary and Joseph, the proud and happy parents with their tiny baby, only…
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday
LWPT Meditations - Palm Sunday
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – Palm Sunday In JRR Tolkein’s trilogy, “The Lord of the Rings”, he tells the story of a great struggle against evil. In part, it is the story of a king who must prove himself and fight for his kingdom at great personal cost. The final volume – “The Return of the King…
All life's praising fills creation
All life's praising fills creation
by Andrew Pratt
All life's praising fills creation, breathless dancing setting free lives to give their brief expression to the things we sense or see. Praise is building, deep crescendo, rhythmic shaking moves the earth, like some cosmic exaltation bringing love and joy to birth. Verses 2-3 fol…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Holy God, give us a deep insight into your ways and the ways of the world, that seeing with a clear vision and having the spirit of discernment, we may be able to stand firm for justice and speak out in truth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives…
Hymn: A generous balance where sharing is normal
Hymn: A generous balance where sharing is normal
by Andrew Pratt
A generous balance where sharing is normal, where all needs are met from the income of all, where gracious abundance and freedom in giving mean none is diminished and all can walk tall. Verses 2-3 follow Please include on your CCL return Tune: 12.11.12.11 Metre: ST CATHERINE’S …
Hymn: From the depths my voice had echoed
Hymn: From the depths my voice had echoed
by Andrew Pratt
From the depths my voice had echoed, prayers were flung against the void, to my mind hope seemed to founder, faith it seemed had been destroyed. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ALL FOR JESUS Metre: 8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 27/5/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England…
Hymn: God has called us to this table
Hymn: God has called us to this table
by Andrew Pratt
God has called us to this table, wheat and wine have each been brought; those who feast will never hunger: bread of life, yet food for thought. Heirs of Moses joined with Jesus, they remembered providence, manna fed them in the desert, underscored their confidence. Verses 3-5 fol…
Hymn: Held in the arms of God's love and compassion
Hymn: Held in the arms of God's love and compassion
by Andrew Pratt
Held in the arms of God's love and compassion, Jesus had kept them right up to the end, these his disciples, now named as Apostles, each of these strangers now counted as friend. Jesus had taught them by word and example, shared times of suffering, illness and grief. Spell-bound …
Hymn: It was a game of pass the blame
Hymn: It was a game of pass the blame
by Andrew Pratt
It was a game of pass the blame, denied responsibility; the buck was passed along the line, avoiding culpability. And now we play the self-same game, but guilt must still be faced and borne, we need to own our acts and ways, the things we've done, the words we've sworn. Verses 3-…
Hymn: Look: such horror, torn, then tortured