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Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C)
Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21C / Pentecost 19C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: There was a rich man (Proper 21Yr C / Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Yr C) Reflection accompanying images “There was a rich man - Clock sculpture Manchester peoples history museum 2 - Clock sculpture Manchester peoples history museum 3 - Enough food f…
Christ Made Manifest (A Hymn for the Epiphany Season)
Christ Made Manifest (A Hymn for the Epiphany Season)
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
CHRIST MADE MANIFEST (A HYMN FOR THE EPIPHANY SEASON) In the eastern sky a star, seen by trav’lers from afar, guides their journey through the night to the Christ, the world’s true light. Through the stable’s open door glory never seen before brightly streams, that all may see Je…
Poem: We were ashamed
Poem: We were ashamed
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: We were ashamed We were ashamed. We’d been caught out. We thought he hadn’t heard us. We wouldn’t have been talking about it if we’d known. We were ashamed. Boasting about our own achievements. Scoring points over each other. Even though we knew none of us could better him.…
Prayer: God of healing power
Prayer: God of healing power
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God of healing power God of healing power we come to pray for those who have a special need for your care. We pray for those whose brains have been physically damaged, often from birth, and for those who suffer from some form of dementia. We pray for those whose learning …
Poem: Without love
Poem: Without love
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Without love Could it be that we are so convinced that we are Christians that we cannot see our lack of true compassion? Proud preachers parade their words in public, but privately can be prone to apathy. Richly robed religious leaders ride alongside royalty and rearrange r…
Prayer: You are our fortress
Prayer: You are our fortress
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving by John Birch ADORATION You are our fortress Our defender Protector from the storm The one in whom we take refuge. You are our foundation Our solid rock Continues... CONFESSION When faith is tested to the limit and we stumble forg…
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being If love is the centre of God’s being and we are surrounded by that love, why is it that we find it so hard to love certain other people? Is it a matter of overcoming prejudice? Jesus did that. Is it a matter of disagree…
For exiles
For exiles
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: For exiles Proper 16 year A Exodus 1: 1.8 – 2.10 (In Egypt, the Israelites were first welcomed and then despised. The world doesn’t seem to have changed much, even after all this time.). Compassionate God, we pray for those who are living in a foreign country, tolerated, …
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Open a Space, O God
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Prayer - Open a Space, O God
by SPCK - Ian Black
Open a Space, O God Open a space, O God, where I may know you are near. Open a space, O God, where your trust may penetrate my heart... Open a space, O God, where hope may be renewed. Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black
Prayer: God who listens
Prayer: God who listens
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God who listens God, who listens, even when we think you’re not around to do so, we come to you because we know we can trust you. Even when we are unsure of ourselves and feel far away from you, you are always there, waiting for us to recognize your voice and to ask for y…
How much more?
How much more?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: How much more? Proper 19 Year A Psalm 103: 8-13 Parents can forgive and forget the mistakes their children make; the heartache they often cause; the irresponsible behaviour, the outbursts of temper, the wilfulness and waywardness that youngsters can exhibit. For love is the…
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: If you want to you can cleanse me (Epiphany 6B) Reflection accompanying images “If you want to you can cleanse me” and “Hand reaching out to another” A leper came to him, begging on his knees, "If you want to, you can cleanse me." Deeply moved, Jesus put…
For families
For families
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: For families Proper 15 year A Psalm 133 ‘How pleasant it is when kindred live in unity’. Dear God, how often we have thought that way too, but then we have returned to everyday living and realized how many families fall short of that ideal. So we pray for those families t…
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - I Will Not Offer Worship That Costs Me Nothing
1 and 2 Samuel for Everyone - I Will Not Offer Worship That Costs Me Nothing
by SPCK - John Goldingay
I Will Not Offer Worship That Costs Me Nothing 2 Samuel 24: 16b- 25 As we left a concert last night, one of my friends commented that he always emerges from live music with renewed energy. I am the same. It reminded me of how I felt after a terrific, animated, dynamic worship ser…
Compassion moved a carpenter
Compassion moved a carpenter
by Andrew Pratt
Compassion moved a carpenter to break convention’s rules, where gentleness was labelled 'weak' and love was just for fools. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: FINGAL Metre: CM Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 30/6/2013 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please includ…
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