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Reflection on Deuteronomy 30: 15-20
Reflection on Deuteronomy 30: 15-20
by Marjorie Dobson
Sixth Sunday after Epiphany Year A Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 Prayer: Reflection on Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 Simple choice it seems – life or death, blessings or curses? Who in their right mind would choose the worst? O Lord, you know us better than that. You know how we want to be on th…
Understanding God
Understanding God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Understanding God Holy Week Understanding God, when we are faced with disastrous situations, we often have no real idea how to respond. We want to do something – anything – but feel helpless in the face of grief and destruction. At the time of the shock our emotions are i…
Whenever we're challenged by loss or disaster
Whenever we're challenged by loss or disaster
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Whenever we're challenged by loss or disaster Proper 12 year A Romans 8: 26 – 39 Whenever we're challenged by loss or disaster when horror is stalking, and health drains away, when hope has been strangled and faith follows after, our God never leaves us by night or by day. …
Poppies and Snowdrops - Blessing: Though your heart is broken
Poppies and Snowdrops - Blessing: Though your heart is broken
by Marjorie Dobson
Blessing: Though your heart is broken Though your heart is broken, God will bring healing, when you are ready to receive it. Though deep darkness fills your soul, God will not let the light go out completely. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson (First published in POPPIES AND SNOWDROPS…
Monologue/Meditation: Crawling round at the bottom of the barrel
Monologue/Meditation: Crawling round at the bottom of the barrel
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/Meditation: Crawling round at the bottom of the barrel Crawling round at the bottom of the barrel. Hungry. And the barrel was empty. And now I have splinters in my knees. Who was it who said that from the gutter the only is up? 'Above us only sky'? My sky is clouded. Ho…
Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry
Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry Proper 12 year A Genesis 29: 15-28 Strange how deceit has run down through our hist'ry, humans are human with frailty and faults. Strange that our stories still mirror the Bible, lives filled with compromise, sin still ass…
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
Recovering from Depression - What are we recovering from?
by SPCK - Katharine Smith
What are we recovering from? One of the most surprising things for me about recovering from depression is that for a lot of the time I can’t actually remember just how dreadful it was to be under such a dark and heavy cloud. It is, of course, wonderful and hugely encouraging to h…
Prayer: Ever-present God
Prayer: Ever-present God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Ever-present God Ever-present God, at this time of Advent this is our prayer for others, that they may discover your presence in their world and in their lives in this special season. Many people live in situations that are devoid of hope; that are steeped in poverty; tha…
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem/prayer: Please, God … When I’ve messed things up again, when I’ve made one too many mistakes, when I’ve felt thoroughly ashamed of my behaviour, when my life feels dirty and my heart is heavy with regrets and I can’t see the way out of the troubles I’ve caused – w…
Hymn: When we are living, yet lost and forsaken
Hymn: When we are living, yet lost and forsaken
by Andrew Pratt
When we are living, yet lost and forsaken, held in the balance, both tested and tried, God hear the voice of your people in anguish, drawn from the well of our grief as we cried. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: STREEETS OF LAREDO Metre: 11.10.11.10 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 12/9…
Like a mother calms a baby
Like a mother calms a baby
by Andrew Pratt
Like a mother calms a baby, gently held within her arms, God will hold his chosen people, keep them safe from life's alarms. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: ALL FOR JESUS Metre: 8.7.8.7 Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 23/6/2013 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Pl…
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
The Things He Carried - 6. The Sins of the World
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED 6. The Sins of the World He carried the sins of the world. He carried the harsh words that I reserve for those I love most. He carried the bruising resentfulness of my pride. He carried every one of the petty excuses that I use to defend myself. He carried t…
Poem: Why pray?