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Hymn: Who's my mother, sister, brother
Hymn: Who's my mother, sister, brother
by Andrew Pratt
Who's my mother, sister, brother, when the odds are piled up high, when the allegations clatter, when the insults sing and fly? Will you stand in strength beside me, or will you deride, deny, calling me the prince of devils, will you hide behind a lie? Verses 2-3 follow Tune: BET…
Imagine now in your mind’s eye,
Imagine now in your mind’s eye,
by Andrew Pratt
Imagine now in your mind’s eye, a sky with clouds, light shining through, a river shimmers in the sun, a crowd is coming into view. A prophet stands within the surge, the waters rolling smoothly by, and one by one the people hear, and one by one they catch John’s eye. Verses 2-3 …
Monologue: Jesus and Herod
Monologue: Jesus and Herod
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue: Jesus and Herod I love me. No, don't get me wrong. I know you can see me! And I see myself in the mirror...each morning. Seeing me waking up is not a pretty sight! I'm not always proud of what I say or do. I have my regrets, oh yes. But...you knew there'd be a but, but…
Monologue: Martha and Mary
Monologue: Martha and Mary
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue: Martha and Mary. Ah, a woman's work. Well the place for a woman is in the kitchen isn't it? Who sweeps a room as for The Lord makes that and the action fine. Bring back the drawing room I say, where after eating our fill, thank you ladies, we might withdraw, take port,…
No turning back, God's path can lead us forward
No turning back, God's path can lead us forward
by Andrew Pratt
No turning back, God's path can lead us forward, this is the time of challenge, time for choice, to set our sights on all that lies before us, to wallow in the past or to rejoice. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: INTERCESSOR Metre:11.10.11.10 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 11/6/2013 S…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 4 Casper
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 4 Casper
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 4 Casper After Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’ . . . When they saw that the star had s…
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Lent - Year A
LWPT Meditations - First Sunday in Lent - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – First Sunday in Lent Year A Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 As Lent starts, we have a reminder of the cause of our sickness and of its remedy. The human sickness is sin – we all suffer from it. Jesus is the cure... Created by Susan Thorn…
LWPT Meditations - Sunday before Lent - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Sunday before Lent - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - Sunday before Lent Year B 2nd Kings 2: 1-12,Psalm 50, 2nd Corinthians 4: 3-6, Mark 9: 2-9 In the four readings for the Sunday before Lent, we see the main dramatis personae of the Passion assembled. “The god of this world” – Satan the blinder of eyes and resister of …
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey
by Andrew Pratt
As Jesus came riding along on a donkey, the pavement was holy, he hallowed the ground. The stones will cry out if the people are silent, a day filled with joy and with praising is found. Then those who had followed and those who came after sang loudly while waving their palms i…
Her first born son, his manger bed
Her first born son, his manger bed
by Andrew Pratt
Her first born son, his manger bed, the straw was where he'd lay his head, his mother resting from the birth, and Joseph wondered at his worth. He held him in his roughened hands, he thought about the world's demands that brought them all to Bethlehem. What prejudice would wait…
Hymn - Strange how perfume marked this moment
Hymn - Strange how perfume marked this moment
by Andrew Pratt
Strange how perfume marked this moment, days away from fear and pain, here a woman disregarded, sharing in this time of strain came anointing, unexpected, wouldn’t pass this way again. Verse 2-3 follow Tune: GRAFTON 8.7.8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 21/2/2012 Stainer…
Hymn - Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread
Hymn - Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread
by Andrew Pratt
Who shares this wine? Who dips this bread? Was Judas hesitant or calm, the moment Jesus sent him out to raise that awful, crazed alarm? The others looked around, askance, not sure what this might sign or seal. They whispered, questioned; all too soon resumed this fated, final mea…
Hymn: Familiar man
Hymn: Familiar man
by Andrew Pratt
Familiar man, beneath contempt, they knew him all too well, a common carpenter from town without a tale to tell. And now the words they heard contained authority and power. They listened to each utterance and soon their thoughts turned sour. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: MACPHERSON’S F…
Hymn: Hard sayings of Jesus that challenge and test
Hymn: Hard sayings of Jesus that challenge and test
by Andrew Pratt
Hard sayings of Jesus that challenge and test, that bring us to crisis, will not let us rest. Confronted by holiness, righteousness, light, our lives are exposed whether wrongful or right. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: DATCHET Metre: 11.11.11.11 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 23/8/…
Hymn: Necessary separation
Hymn: Necessary separation
by Andrew Pratt
Necessary separation, Jesus’ parting frees the saints, now their calling is to action, living love without constraints. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ANIMAE HOMINUN; ALL FOR JESUS Metre: 8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 27/4/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.sta…
Hymn: Lost in human expectation