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52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus and the Poor
52 Reflections on Faith - Jesus and the Poor
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
11 Jesus and the Poor It’s striking, isn’t it, that God often comes to us in times of deprivation and loss, at times when we’re most down and depressed, at our weakest and most vulnerable, and perhaps feeling least religious? It’s true, of course, that we feel God’s presence at t…
Long ago Christ spoke of friendship
Long ago Christ spoke of friendship
by Avis Palmer
Long ago Christ spoke of friendship, Just before the darkness fell Praying deeply to the Father That in him all would be well. Unified in thought and action, Listening to the living Word, Friendship claimed the rich communion Where the voice of Love is heard. Verses 2-5 follow © …
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 14 May 1930
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 14 May 1930
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 14 MAY 1930 Oh, this thing of keeping in constant touch with God, of making Him the object of my thought and the companion of my conversations, is the most amazing thing I ever ran across. It is working. I cannot do it even half of a day—not yet, but I believe I shall…
Imagining the Lectionary: Open Hands (Epiphany)
Imagining the Lectionary: Open Hands (Epiphany)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Open Hands (Epiphany) Reflection accompanying images “Hands that offer hands that receive ” and “Hands that offer hands that receive bw ” The vision of God's glory which we celebrate at Epiphany is a story of extravagant open-handedness which brings the …
Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Word, life-space and enlightenment (Advent 3B) Reflection accompanying images “The true light” , “The word became flesh” and “Living within the light of Christ as children of God” To Christian eyes the work of Spanish artist Jaume Plensa, on display at…
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year C
by Susan Thorne
05 May 2013 LWPT Meditation Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 5:1-9 If we read the context of the passage in Revelation in today’s lectionary, the picture that the writer gives us of the New Jerusalem/heaven/eternal life is complicated and disturbingly unfamili…
Hymn: Hush! The Psalmist sang of safety
Hymn: Hush! The Psalmist sang of safety
by Andrew Pratt
Hush! The Psalmist sang of safety peace beyond the fading light. Sleeping, held in arms of comfort, till the ending of the night. Verse 2 follows Tune: SAINT CATHERINE(Flood Jones) Metre: 8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 19/3/2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, ww…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 19 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 19 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 19 Jeremiah 4.11–28 1 Timothy 1.12–17 Luke 15.1–10 In a recent article, a priest from another tradition described the cheerful mixture of spiritualities which made up his regular personal prayer. It was a vivid and moving account of a busy man nourishing and cherishing a s…
Job for Everyone - The Way I Have Walked (I)
Job for Everyone - The Way I Have Walked (I)
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Way I Have Walked Job 31 1-12 A year after my first wife Ann died, I was out to dinner with a group that included a former colleague whose wife had died a while previously. He had remarried a year or so later, and I was intrigued to hear the story. He began from the aftermath…
Through all generations our God has walked with us
Through all generations our God has walked with us
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Through all generations our God has walked with us Proper 25 year A Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17 Through all generations our God has walked with us, has shared in our pain while we lived on this earth. Though mountains pre-date our existence and knowledge, this God who has formed us…
52 Reflections on Faith - Ascension day: Presence not absence
52 Reflections on Faith - Ascension day: Presence not absence
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Ascension Day: Presence, not absence Ascension Day is one of the most important days in the Church’s calendar. It has been celebrated since the fourth century and has played a significant part in the life and culture of many Christian countries. It forms a fundamental part of the…
52 Reflections on Faith - Seeing God: a way of life
52 Reflections on Faith - Seeing God: a way of life
by BRF - Stephen W. Need
Seeing God: a way of life Where do you ‘see God’? Where do you experience God? Where is God most real to you? There are probably particular times in your life when you sense God’s presence more than you normally do—special places where you feel close to God. You might have had a …
The Women's Bible Commentary - Exhortation to Righteousness