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Hymn - Now is the judgment of the world
Hymn - Now is the judgment of the world
by Andrew Pratt
Now is the judgment of the world, the crisis that we face, the magnet of God's dying love, the choice of hate or grace. To move where God's attraction draws, to follow with the flow, to stand defiant, out of line, to stay, or yet to go. Verses 3-4 follow © Andrew Pratt 21/2/2012 …
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 1 Anna
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 1 Anna
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 1 Anna There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband for seven years after her marriage, then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshipped there with f…
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
LWPT Meditations - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
by Susan Thorne
Meditation – 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr A Psalm 119; 105-112 Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Romans 8: 1-11 When I was a child I read a very exciting mediaeval adventure story called “The Woods of Windri” by Violet Needham. The main protagonists were a girl called Magdalen, and a sli…
LWPT Meditations - Epiphany - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Epiphany - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation- Epiphany Year B Isaiah 60: 1-6 Psalm 72: 1-7 Ephesians 3: 1-12 Matthew 2: 10-12 Epiphany provides an afterglow that prolongs the light and joy of our Christmas celebrations, before we settle back into the weeks that will lead us to Lent. We love the story of the thre…
Another mountain on the road
Another mountain on the road
by Andrew Pratt
Another mountain on the road that led them to Jerusalem, a rising path, a stony way, the climb towards a brighter day. They broke through mist, looked down on clouds, the earth below now veiled to sight. Above, the summit, time to rest, a place of blessing for the blessed. Verses…
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Transfiguration Sunday – Last before Lent - Year A
Times and Seasons - Full Service - Transfiguration Sunday – Last before Lent - Year A
by Andrew Pratt and Marjorie Dobson
Transfiguration Sunday – Last before Lent - Year A Service contains: Opening Hymn: Christ, whose glory fills the skies or Bright morning maker Responsive Prayer: Great God, you bring light Hymn: Have faith in God, my heart or God laughs at foolish schemes and plans Reading: Exodu…
Psalms for Everyone - Who Can I Turn To?
Psalms for Everyone - Who Can I Turn To?
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Who Can I Turn To? Psalm 4 We were at the farmer’s market (in Britain one would call it a street market). I really wanted new potatoes, which the New York Times had assured me should be available, but I was not surprised that East Coast information on such matters does not necess…
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Darkness and Light in Matters of Sex
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Darkness and Light in Matters of Sex
by SPCK - N T Wright
Darkness and Light In Matters of Sex Ephesians 5.3-10 The poster in the college gateway had one large word in the middle of it: SEX. Underneath, in small print, it said, ‘Now you’re interested, how about joining the College Rowing Club?’ Whoever designed the poster wasn’t suggest…
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Christmas - Year B
Traces of Glory Year B - The Second Sunday of Christmas - Year B
by SPCK - David Adam
Traces of Glory The Second Sunday of Christmas Year B Jeremiah 31. 7-14 Ps. 147. 12-20 Or: Ecclus. 24. 1-12 Canticle: Wisdom of Solomon 10. 15-21 Ephesians 1. 3-14 John 1. [1-9] 10-18 Blessed be you, 0 God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; you have blessed us with every spirit…
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