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Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 6 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 6 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 6 Sunday between 12 & 18 June (after Trinity) Genesis 18. 1-15 [21. 1-7] Exodus 19. 2-8a Psalm. 116. 1-2, 12-19 (or 11-18) Psalm. 100 Romans 5. 1-8 Matthew 9.35-10.8 [9-23] Lord, as you have called us, make us worthy of our calling. Guide us, that we may become the peopl…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 9 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 9 Sunday between 3 & 9 July Genesis 24. 34-38,42-49, 58-67 Zechariah 9. 9-12 Psalm. 45. 10-17 or Ps. 145. 8-14 Canticle: Song of Sol. 2. 8-13 Romans 7. 15-25a Matthew 11. 16-19,25-30 Come, Lord, come to us, that we may find rest and peace in you. Come, Lord, come to us,…
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 7 - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - Proper 7 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 7 Sunday between 19 & 25 June (after Trinity) Genesis 21. 8-21 Jeremiah 20.7-13 Psalm. 86. 1-10 [16-17] Psalm. 69. 7-10 [11-15]16-18 Romans 6. Ib-11 Matthew 10. 24-39 Lord Jesus Christ, everlasting Son of the Father, who for our sakes humbled yourself, help us to heed you…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fifth Sunday of Easter Acts 7. 55-60 : Psalm. 31. 1-5 [15-16] : 1 Peter 2.2-10: John 14. 1-14 Lord, guide us that we may walk in your way, rejoice in your truth, and be kept for ever in the life which you give, which is eternal; through him who lived and died and rose again f…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Epiphany - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Epiphany - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Isaiah 60. 1-6 : Ps. 72 [1-9] 10-15 : Ephesians 3. 1-12 : Matthew 2. 1-12 O God, who by the leading of a star revealed your Son to the nations of the world; lead us to a clearer vision of your presence, and the nations into the ways of unity and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lo…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The First Sunday of Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The First Sunday of Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The First Sunday of Lent Genesis 2.15-17; 3.1-7: Psalm. 32: Romans 5.12-19: Matthew 4.1-11 Almighty God, Give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, cleanse and deliver us from all our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us into the way that leads to …
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Fifth Sunday of Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Fifth Sunday of Lent (Passiontide begins) Ezekiel 37. 1-14 : Psalm. 130: Romans 8. 6-11 : John 11. 1-45 Holy Father, you have challenged the powers of darkness, through your Son, and have committed your church to share in your redeeming works; grant that we, who bear witness …
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday of Easter Acts 2. 14a, 22-32 : Psalm. 16: 1 Peter 1. 3-9 : John 20. 19-31 Blessing and praise be to you, Lord our God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By your great mercy you have given us new life and new hope through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Chri…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday Before Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Second Sunday Before Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Second Sunday before Lent Genesis 1.1-2.3 : Ps. 136 or Ps. 136. 1-9,23-26 : Romans 8. 18-25 : Matthew 6. 25-34 Lord God, you have made us in your image; may we show forth your glory in our lives and lead others to an awareness of you, through Christ our Lord, who with you, O …
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Third Sunday of Easter - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Third Sunday of Easter - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Third Sunday of Easter Acts 2. 14a, 36-41: Psalm. 116. 1-4, 12-19 (or 1-8) : 1 Peter 1. 17-23 : Luke 24. 13-35 Abide with us Lord, throughout this day. Abide with us in our journeying, and in our homes. Abide with us in our seeking and in our longings. Abide with us now and t…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Third Sunday of Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Third Sunday of Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Third Sunday of Lent Exodus 17. 1-7: Psalm 95: Romans 5.1-11 : John 4.5-42 Eternal God and Father, we thirst for your love, we long for your presence, we yearn for your peace. Come, Lord, restore us that we may live to your glory; through him who gives us the water of life, J…
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Sunday Next Before Lent - Year A
Clouds and Glory Year A - The Sunday Next Before Lent - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
The Sunday Next before Lent Exodus 24.12-18: Ps. 2 or Ps. 99 : 2 Peter 1. 16-21 : Matthew 17.1-9 Lord, change us and we shall be changed, transform us by your love, redeem us by your grace, strengthen us by your presence, that we may move from glory to glory; through Christ our L…
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - The Story Reaches Its Lowest Point (II)
Joshua, Judges and Ruth for Everyone - The Story Reaches Its Lowest Point (II)
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Story Reaches Its Lowest Point (II) JUDGES 20:1-48 For some years now there has been ongoing tension between Russia and Georgia. Sometimes it seems open to being characterized as a little comical; Russia banned the import of Georgian wine on the grounds that it did not meet p…
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…
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 15 Year C
Lectionary Reflection Year C - Proper 15 Year C
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 15 Jeremiah 23.23–9 Hebrews 11.29—12.2 Luke 12.49–56 Hebrews continues its great description of faith in today’s reading. From Moses down to the relatively recent past in the Maccabean revolts, the author of Hebrews reminds his readers of the story that they have inherited…
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