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Hymn: A perfect storm, as Galilee
Hymn: A perfect storm, as Galilee
by Andrew Pratt
A perfect storm, as Galilee became a foaming maelstrom, the boats were spun and tossed like corks, no more a sluggish doldrum. And through it all their friend had dozed, the chaos found him sleeping while panic reigned, fear took control, as crashing waves were sweeping. A desp…
Come to join the worship
Come to join the worship
by Marjorie Dobson
Come to join the worship, singing with one voice. Come to join the people gathered here by choice. Come to share God’s glory. Come to sing in praise. Come to join that story written through our days. Come with all our problems: constant strain and stress; bringing our temptations…
RE Active - Easter... with templates
RE Active - Easter... with templates
by SPCK - Jenny Gray
6 Easter In each school year, the RE curriculum will probably build on what children already know about Easter. In Hertfordshire (at the time of writing), Year 3 focuses on how christians celebrate Easter; Year 4 the Last Supper and Easter food; Year 5 the events of Holy Week; Ye…
Reflection/Meditation: My Father’s Way
Reflection/Meditation: My Father’s Way
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/Meditation: My Father’s Way Many years ago a story was told by the Hebrew people – indeed it is still being told today. It sounds something like this: ‘My father was a wandering Aramean; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien and there became a great natio…
Hymn: The touch was so light
Hymn: The touch was so light
by Marjorie Dobson
The touch was so light that it passed by unnoticed. The crowd was so dense, who could possibly tell that there in the crush was a desperate woman, a woman entombed by her personal hell. The touch was so light and yet someone had noticed – the man at the centre; the man in demand;…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Fourth Before Advent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Fourth Before Advent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Fourth Sunday Before Advent Micah 3.5–12 1 Thessalonians 2.9–13 Matthew 24.1–14 Those of us who earn our living by speaking and writing about the Bible sometimes feel nervous in the presence of Micah and Paul. There is the apostle, doing his day job making tents, debating wit…
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn for candle lighting services in Advent Different lectionaries and churches use different themes and orders for these service, A selection of four verses for the Sundays of Advent should be chosen from the selection together with the last verse for Christmas day. The order …
Hymn: A shade for the nations and fruit for the earth
Hymn: A shade for the nations and fruit for the earth
by Andrew Pratt
A shade for the nations and fruit for the earth, a focus for people, a mark of their worth; the sign of a cedar, a hope set up high, for grace would be present, this wasn't a lie. Abandoned in exile, or so it would seem, the prophet had spoken of more than a dream. Dejected and h…
Hymn: Christ has broken walls of heartache
Hymn: Christ has broken walls of heartache
by Andrew Pratt
Christ has broken walls of heartache, in one reconciling act. Could our living in this moment make this peace a present fact? Can the love of friend or stranger bridge the gulf of hate or fear? Is Christ seen in every neighbour? Is perception always clear? Verse 3 follows Tune: L…
Hymn: Help us, good God, to consider our actions
Hymn: Help us, good God, to consider our actions
by Andrew Pratt
Help us, good God, to consider our actions, let us take stock of the things that we say, building the pathway to peace between nations, building new friendships to face each new day. Rumour and falsehood, like fire through the stubble, stir up our reasons for hate or revenge. J…
Hymn: Hidden mysteries amaze us
Hymn: Hidden mysteries amaze us
by Andrew Pratt
Hidden mysteries amaze us, seed is sown then grows up high, swelling seas form mighty mountains, stars adorn the evening sky. Jesus saw in life a story, parables of love and grace, things of God and revelation, rooted, grounded in each place. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: GOTT WILL’S M…
Hymn: Life needs our care, not foolish indiscretion
Hymn: Life needs our care, not foolish indiscretion
by Andrew Pratt
Life needs our care, not foolish indiscretion, the willingness to guard against our greed; but still the world has need to learn the lesson: extravagance puts want ahead of need. God gives the Spirit to correct direction, to guide us from the drunkenness of thought that fuels a w…
Hymn: The dwelling of God, while transcendent almighty
Hymn: The dwelling of God, while transcendent almighty
by Andrew Pratt
The dwelling of God, while transcendent almighty, is here with humanity folded in love, while out through the cosmos, with stellar precision divinity flies through all courses above. Above celebration, beyond acclamation we join in our worship the God of all days, our language is…
Hymn: Without the wisdom of a God
Hymn: Without the wisdom of a God
by Andrew Pratt
Without the wisdom of a God, the knowledge of creation, before the cosmic chemistry had settled its rotation, we could not know, we cannot tell, the height of love, the depth of hell. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: EISENACH also listed as [SCHEIN] MACH’S MIT MIR GOTT Metre: 8.7.8.7.8.8 …
Hymn: Divided nations but one parent
Hymn: Divided nations but one parent
by Andrew Pratt
Divided nations but one parent, the God of one and God of all; and now in praise and joyful worship as nations sing, each voice will call. Then through the wealth of grace and glory, may God's own Spirit fill each heart, until in Christ we all are rooted, within one ground to bea…
Hymn: In the depth of deep recession