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Open with God Book - Birthdays
Open with God Book - Birthdays
by Christine Odell
BIRTHDAYS Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Psalm 139.1-6, 13-18 Loving God, we praise you for all that you have done for us: for the beauty and generosity of your creation; for your offers of forgiveness and never-ending love; for your presence with us throughout our lives..…
Poem: The Maker
Poem: The Maker
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: The Maker Whether we make a painting, a pot, or a poem; a cake, a candle or a Christmas card; a song, a sketch, or a sandwich, we look at it through our own eyes – the eyes of the maker. Sometimes we are satisfied. Sometimes disappointed. Sometimes rather proud of ourselves…
Feathers fly, the snare is breaking
Feathers fly, the snare is breaking
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Feathers fly, the snare is breaking Proper 16 year A Psalm 124 Feathers fly, the snare is breaking, God is here, foundations shaking. Prayer, it seemed, was empty, hollow, now in answer blessings follow! If our God had not been with us, think, if God had gone and left us...…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 5 David
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 5 David
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 5 David In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid; for…
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Second Sunday of Easter Year C
Gazing on the Gospels year c - The Second Sunday of Easter Year C
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Second Sunday of Easter John 20.19-31 Gaze on the faces of the disciples, their jaws clenched, eyes half shut, pictures of defeat. So far we have been gazing on expressions of fright and grief, of doubt and confusion. They’ve seen the stone rolled away, and they’ve seen the e…
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