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Poem/meditation: Be still
Poem/meditation: Be still
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Meditation: Be still When, in the stillness a storm threatens; the air becomes heavy, the clouds gather and the atmosphere is crackling with anticipated destruction: hear these words – be still and know that I am God. When, in the stillness, all is quiet and there is no one …
Meditation - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
Meditation - 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B
by David Middleton
Meditation – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B I need you, I need you now Mark 7: 24-37 Were you really going to ignore her Jesus? Her tiny little daughter was poorly Not just poorly, she was possessed by a demon. I’m sure she touched your heart, Jesus, I’m sure you must have fel…
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms?
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms?
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: What do we learn from the Psalms? Two people are ready to read the Bible – one at a lectern or desk, one in the pulpit, if possible. The text is written for A being a woman and B being the preacher, but could easily be adapted. However, the last line does indicate that B w…
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word
by Michael Docker
Give voice to the prophets who speak the hard word; Who have waited and listened for what must be heard. Their lives they may forfeit, their loves they might lose, But they speak as they find and they call us to choose. Give voice to the voiceless who suffer alone, Who have waite…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9. 1st Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 God wants all people to be saved and to know the truth (1st Timothy 2:4). God alone has provided salvation “for all men”. He is the one God, and Jesus is “the one mediato…
Doubt and worship, mixed emotions
Doubt and worship, mixed emotions
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Doubt and worship, mixed emotions Trinity Sunday Year A Matthew 28: 16 – 20 Doubt and worship, mixed emotions shimmered through their troubled minds; gathered near the mountain's summit, each remembered words and signs. Jesus spoke with calm assurance, brought to mind all …
Greeted by a man who knew them
Greeted by a man who knew them
by Andrew Pratt
Greeted by a man who knew them, though he'd never met or seen Philip, Peter or Nathaniel, never walked where they had been. Such perception raised suspicion, who this mystery man might be: self styled seer or wand'ring prophet? Who was it that they could see? Verses 2-3 follow …
Hymn: A commonwealth of love
Hymn: A commonwealth of love
by Andrew Pratt
A commonwealth of love where all are held by grace, it seems idyllic on the page, could it infect this place? Within that upper room were people just like us, but meeting Christ in faith and love transformed their depth of trust. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH …
Meditation: God! We're brought up short!
Meditation: God! We're brought up short!
by Andrew Pratt
Meditation: God! We're brought up short! God! We're brought up short! So many heroes we might follow: footballers, X-Factor winners, Mahatma Ghandi or Nelson Mandela; a scientist or a politician. Who should we emulate? And is it worth it anyhow? Then we hear Elisha's story: This …
Beyond this world of doubt and desperation
Beyond this world of doubt and desperation
by Andrew Pratt
Beyond this world of doubt and desperation the seed of love was cast upon this earth, that all might know that love, before creation, had called all human life to come to birth. At first this love was seen through incarnation, God leaving trails of glory, holding grace, to come a…
Hymn/song: Always missing, never grasping
Hymn/song: Always missing, never grasping
by Andrew Pratt
(Doubting Thomas after Leonard Cohen’s song 'Suzanne' which has the line: '…and Jesus was a sailor...') Always missing, never grasping, hope amid this shifting sea, coast and haven seem remote now, too far off to harbour me. Yet those fishermen are telling news that I can't compr…
Hymn: He stood with scarred and open hands
Hymn: He stood with scarred and open hands
by Andrew Pratt
He stood with scarred and open hands, their bloodied, but now risen, Lord, incomprehension met his words, their fear had tightened like a cord. His word of peace rang in their ears, yet they could hardly understand. Bemused, unsettled, disbelief meant that the fear they felt was …
Hymn: He speaks of peace while all inside