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Great Christian Thinkers - 14 St, Gregory of Nyssa
Great Christian Thinkers - 14 St, Gregory of Nyssa
by SPCK - Pope Benedict XVI
St. Gregory of Nyssa Theologian of Life in the Spirit In the last chapters, I spoke of two great fourth-century Doctors of the Church, Basil and Gregory of Nazianzus, a bishop in Cappadocia, in present-day Turkey. Today, we are adding a third, St. Gregory of Nyssa, Basil’s brothe…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Third Sunday of Epiphany Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Third Sunday of Epiphany Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Third Sunday of Epiphany Genesis 14.17–20 Revelation 19.6–10 John 2.1–11 We are created to praise God. We cannot trulynd our existence in any other way, and neither can the created world, which longs to re-echo to the sound of human voices raised in songs of praise to their c…
Opening prayer - This is your day
Opening prayer - This is your day
by John Birch
Opening prayer image for a service: This is your day and we shall praise you! This is your day and we shall declare your name! Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 2000 x 1500 pixels and 559KB The ideal w…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 57:8
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 57:8
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 57:8 Whatever we fix on to in the end absorbs us, so much so that we become dependent on it. That dependency becomes a way of life, integrated into our being. It’s as if we were made to be dependent. ‘No man is an island’, and even those loners who seem so independent of ot…
The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom - From the moment before time began
The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom - From the moment before time began
by Michaela Youngson
First Published in The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom Based on Psalm 139, a Prayer of Adoration From the moment before time began Creator God, Immortal, intimate and imaginative, your breath brings life to all creation, your spark of love is at the heart of each atom: With all creat…
Wonderfully made
Wonderfully made
by Michaela Youngson
First Published in The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom Based on Psalm 139, a reflective paraphrase Wonderfully made My Lover, you know everything about me. You are concerned with each of my actions and understand my thoughts. You do not wait for me to find you, but you look for me an…
Who can reach the end of love
Who can reach the end of love
by Michaela Youngson
First Published in The Weaver, The Word and Wisdom Hymn based on Psalm 139 Who can reach the end of love? How can we grasp the thoughts of God, numbered more than grains of sand? Can it be true that one so good, has the grace to understand, sees our falling and our rising, knows …
The Things He Carried - The Things He Carried Prayer
The Things He Carried - The Things He Carried Prayer
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
THE THINGS HE CARRIED A Prayer Loving God, your Son Jesus Christ carried us to the cross and shed his blood for us and brought us into new community with you: Help us to follow in his way... Taken from The Things He Carried by Stephen Cottrell. Published by SPCK
Cross and window
Cross and window
by Rachel Marsh
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in the normal way. If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in the t…
Poems and Liturgy - Poem-Lord of Mercy
Poems and Liturgy - Poem-Lord of Mercy
by Christopher Coleman
Poem based on Psalm 51 O my God who's love is unchanging, O Lord of mercy, God of compassion remember me, be gracious to me and wipe out my sins. Lord if you cleanse me I will be without w(hol)ly clean. How can I be without sin for from the moment I was born to the moment I die i…
Dandelion
Dandelion
by Rachel Marsh
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) Insert as Picture in the normal way. If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in the t…
Saxaphone and drums