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prayer: God, our Maker
prayer: God, our Maker
by Marjorie Dobson
Responsive prayer: God, our Maker God, our maker, when our lives are marred by the scars of disobedience and self-will; God, take us and remake us. When we are broken by circumstance or sorrow, ill-treatment or rejection: God, take us and remake us. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul?
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul? You could say that Paul had a great deal of get-up-and-go. You could also say that he very quickly got-up-and-went. No doubt about it, he had plenty of energy. No doubt about it, he also had plenty of enemies. He also had enough sense to set out …
Poem: God’s way
Poem: God’s way
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: God’s way When we are hurt, when we are attacked, when we are betrayed, when friends desert us, when love is scorned, when truth is contorted, when compassion, concern and care are rejected and the history of relationships is despised and belittled, then bitterness is under…
Dialogue: Weariness
Dialogue: Weariness
by Marjorie Dobson
Dialogue: Weariness The weary older one Oh dear, I am so tired. And so fed up. And life seems so pointless. And I don’t know why I bother. Do you know, I’ve been working with that church for fifty years or more and what do I have to show for it? Not a lot. I’m not saying I can’t …
Simply Jesus - The Campaign Starts here
Simply Jesus - The Campaign Starts here
by SPCK - N T Wright
The campaign starts here Keep these spectacles on, then, as we come back to Jesus and to what he was saying about God – about Israel’s God. Jesus was going about declaring, after the manner of someone issuing a public proclamation, that Israel’s God was at last becoming king. ‘Th…
A Bit Like Jesus - The parable of the prodigal, his brother and their compassionate Father
A Bit Like Jesus - The parable of the prodigal, his brother and their compassionate Father
by SPCK - Robin Gill
WEEK 3 Compassion Healing and compassion Then Jesus said, ‘There was a man who had two sons. The younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the share of the property that will belong to me.” So he divided his property between them. A few days later the younger son gathe…
The picture of you in our mind
The picture of you in our mind
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Prayer of Confession The pictures of you in our mind Loving God, forgive us, how we have got you wrong! Lazily we have settled for pictures of you in our minds which tell a terrible tale. We have painted you stern and unbending, the eternal judge... By John Harvey Taken from Eggs…
Poem: The Journey
Poem: The Journey
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: The Journey The past is a safe place. No matter what happened there – how many mistakes were made; how many tragic events occurred; how many fears were anticipated; how many new situations were faced; how many decisions were necessary; how many tears were shed, either of jo…
Prayer: Arise, shine, for the light of the world has come
Prayer: Arise, shine, for the light of the world has come
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Epiphany by John Birch ADORATION Arise, shine, for the Light of the World has come! Darkness covers the earth and its people, but the radiance of God's Light burns away its shadows, illuminates the smallest corner, and heralds…
Prayer: Generous and caring God