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Evensong - SANCTUARY
Evensong - SANCTUARY
by SPCK - Kenneth Steven
AFTERWARDS Evensong After the last fires in the sky there was nothing, just the empty humming of the wires, the roads grey rivers stretching out of sight. We left with no more than we could carry as our ancestors did, back in the days before we began to want more than ever we had…
Wiping out the past
Wiping out the past
by Marjorie Dobson
Wiping out the past Wiping out the past is not an option. History has happened. Regrets alone will not scour the pages clean. The facts are known. Embroidered by memory, or malice, but their significance is plain. Mistakes are made and crimes committed. Errors of judgement cause …
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The Failing Fig Tree He’s not a bad boss really. Very fair in the way he treats his workers and very hands-on in the way he walks around to see what’s going on and to make sure there are no problems. But there are times when he has had to make harsh judgements, or sort…
Reflection/meditation: Agreement
Reflection/meditation: Agreement
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection/meditation: Agreement It’s all about personal responsibility, isn’t it? It’s all about not being able to pass the blame back to a past generation, or excuse personal behaviour by claiming that it’s all in the genetic structure. At one time everyone relied totally on Go…
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…
The Women's Bible Commentary - Prayer of Confession
The Women's Bible Commentary - Prayer of Confession
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
Prayer of Confession The prayer that follows weaves a contrite response to the warnings of Deuteronomy 28, echoing closely the penitential prayer of Daniel 9: “The Lord our God is in the right, but there is open shame on us today… because we have sinned before the Lord” (1:15–17;…
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