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Reassurance
Reassurance
by Paul Glass
Reassurance Mark 1:4-11 Reflection: I don’t care who you are Or where you come from We all need that special word. That word that says, ‘you’ve done well, I am pleased.’ A word that affirms our choices and actions. We all need that knowledge that we’re doing the right thing, That…
Can anything part us from Christ's love?
Can anything part us from Christ's love?
by Michael Docker
Can anything part us from Christ's love? Can danger, nakedness or sword? Affliction, hardship, persecution, hunger, The daily doing to death told by the Word. The suffering for the sake of others; The fate of sheep uniquely ours Who walk with Christ through the world's condemnati…
Our God has enfolded our lives in a purpose
Our God has enfolded our lives in a purpose
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Our God has enfolded our lives in a purpose Proper 11 year A Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24 Our God has enfolded our lives in a purpose, with love that is greater than we could suppose, has held us secure from our birth to the present, on into our future that love spreads and grows.…
Recognising Jesus
Recognising Jesus
by Paul Glass
A meditation how we recognise Jesus in our lives Luke 24. 13-35 ‘Recognizing Jesus.’ So how do you recognize Jesus? Is it something in his walk, his voice, the way he holds himself? Is it the things he says? The things he doesn’t say? I mean that’s what we’re meant to do as Chris…
Living stones
Living stones
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Living stones Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A 1 Peter 2: 2-10 Some stones were never meant for building,?? being sharp and flinty; jagged and easily broken. Unreliable. Others are round and smooth. They slip and slide, one against another: never bound together. Always moving.…
Do not be anxious
Do not be anxious
by John Birch
Four prayers on a general theme of 'do not be anxious' “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea.” (Psalm 46: 1-2 NIV) Extract from Prayer One: I enter t…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Spiritual Renewal
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Spiritual Renewal
by SPCK - Ian Black
Spiritual Renewal in the Church Lord of our pilgrimage, we give thanks for all whose compassion and energy helped midwife the birth of Christianity in this land. So inflame us with the same spirit of discipline and love... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The First Sunday of Lent Year B
Twelve Months of Sundays Year B - The First Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - N T Wright
The First Sunday of Lent Genesis 9.8–17, 1 Peter 3.18–22, Mark 1.9–15 Noah is conspicuously absent from much of the New Testament. When he does appear, as in 1 Peter 3, it isn’t immediately obvious why. Who were those ‘spirits in prison’ from Noah’s day? In what sense did Jesus…
The room is ready, all prepared
The room is ready, all prepared
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: 'The room is ready, all prepared Fifth Sunday of Easter Year A John 14: 1 - 14 'The room is ready, all prepared, you have a place to go' said Jesus to his gathered friends! 'I thought that you would know'. 'We've walked together, shared and talked, we've prayed, you've seen…
The shells which cup such precious pearls
The shells which cup such precious pearls
by Andrew Pratt
A hymn which compares shells which hold pearls with our cupped hands offering God's assurance. Metre - LM Extract: The shells which cup such precious pearls are like our hands that cradle hope, which reach to others out of love; we seek assurance, strength to cope. The pearls tha…
Anxiety
Anxiety
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Anxiety O God, there are times when I am so afraid of the future, because the older I get, the less there is of it. I cover my fear by activity, by cheerfulness, by boasting of my age; but deep within, I have a fear of the unknown and I cannot hide that from you. Continue…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Open a Space, O God