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Two men went to pray:Meditation
Two men went to pray:Meditation
by Phil Nevard
A meditation/prayer on the story of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector at prayer using the old song "One man went to mow" Can be used for two voices – or one voice. The refrain can be sung to the tune “one man went to mow” – by the leader or by the congregation or it can be spoke…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 45:1
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 45:1
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 45:1 Because the heart is the seat of the will it has the authority to direct the imagination. This psalm is a paean of praise to the king. To a cynical age as ours it sounds somewhat sycophantic! You are, in our time, unlikely to hear such praise for our leaders and those …
meditation - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
meditation - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A
by David Middleton
Meditation – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A I wanted to talk to Jesus today Matthew 5: 1-12 I want my life to change. I’m no good. Life’s been hard over the last few months. I’ve made so little time for God. I’m almost too embarrassed to pray, my faith is so weak, and when I …
Meditation - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
Meditation - 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
by David Middleton
Meditation – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C New benchmarks Luke 14: 1-14 We gather together every Sabbath for lunch after synagogue in different peoples houses, a kind of Sabbath Day Luncheon Club. Anyone is welcome, and we each try to bring a guest so we never know from one S…
Poem:True wisdom
Poem:True wisdom
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem:True wisdom Is wisdom found in argument, boasting, or sharp debate, or is it found in selfishness, in envy, or in hate? Does wisdom fire ambition that is ruthless in its drive, or cause a fight or quarrel in the battle to survive? Does wisdom harbour bitterness, or twist the…
Monologue: The Order of Melchizedek
Monologue: The Order of Melchizedek
by Marjorie Dobson
Monologue: The Order of Melchizedek Melchizedek! Now there’s a great name for a High Priest, if ever I heard one. Melchizedek!! Good strong name. Starts with an ‘M’ – a thrusting letter – pushing the word out into the waiting world. And it’s got four syllables – very impressive, …
HYMN - False is the fasting, and foul is the purpose
HYMN - False is the fasting, and foul is the purpose
by Andrew Pratt
False is the fasting, and foul is the purpose, rich the injustice the Godless pursue; this is the judgment we hear prophets speaking, seeking to challenge, restore and renew. Where are the humble and those who are open, facing in honesty all they have done Where are the righteous…
Hymn: Beyond imagination
Hymn: Beyond imagination
by Andrew Pratt
Beyond imagination, a sacrifice of grace: the Godhead seems diminished, one of the human race. Now humbled for a lifetime to share our human breath, and once the task was finished to suffer human death. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: PASSION CHORALE Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © 17…
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C Amos 7:7-17 Psalm 82 Colossians 1:1-14 Luke 10:25-37 When the nation of Israel, God’s chosen people, began to slip into apostasy, it was divided into a northern kingdom – still called Israel – and a southern kingdom called Judah. Jud…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Matthew 18: 15-20 Our passage from Matthew 18 v 15-20 is embedded in a chapter that deals with humility, not causing others to sin, God’s love for the lost, and the serious consequences of being unmerciful. It is a chapter about the …
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr B 2 Kings 5: 1-14 Psalm 30 Mark 1: 40-45 It is easy to understand why, in ancient times, leprosy was such a dread disease. It is an illness that has been described as a living death, and it ate away at the flesh, causing loss of sensati…
Hymn: Sometimes the Bible seems unreal
Hymn: Sometimes the Bible seems unreal
by Andrew Pratt
Sometimes the Bible seems unreal, its people like a saintly race, they speak with such integrity as those immersed in Godly grace. And how can we, within our time, aspire to such a perfect goal of innocence and purity, when needing love to make us whole? Verses 3-4 follow Tune: B…
Monologue/reflection: Who do people say that I am?’
Monologue/reflection: Who do people say that I am?’
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/Reflection: Who do people say that I am?’ If I wanted to make an impact I'd get an agent, a publicity agent - big campaign, peak time adverts on the TV, sponsorship, all that money could muster. So what was Jesus about, 'Don't tell 'em, Pike!' like that character on '…
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