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Poem: Empty words
Poem: Empty words
by Marjorie Dobson
Empty words from those who live in luxury and despise the poor. Empty words from those who enquire after the sick, but never visit them. Empty words from those who offer hollow sympathy, but never weep with those in sorrow. Empty words... Continues ©Marjorie Dobson
Open with God Book - Death
Open with God Book - Death
by Christine Odell
DEATH Prayers for Various Occasions Reading 1 Corinthians 15.50-58 We feel sad today, listening God, because of the death of …. (name), our sister/brother. We know we will not see them again in this life and that they will be missed by their family and friends..
Poem: What the Devil …?
Poem: What the Devil …?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: What the Devil …? The Devil tempting Jesus in the desert didn’t wear a red body stocking and a cloak, or carry a pitchfork, or have a black beard and fierce eyes, and there was certainly no tail to be seen. That would have given the game away far too easily. No, The Devil t…
Poem: Without love
Poem: Without love
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Without love Could it be that we are so convinced that we are Christians that we cannot see our lack of true compassion? Proud preachers parade their words in public, but privately can be prone to apathy. Richly robed religious leaders ride alongside royalty and rearrange r…
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being
by Marjorie Dobson
Meditation/poem/prayer: If love is the centre of God’s being If love is the centre of God’s being and we are surrounded by that love, why is it that we find it so hard to love certain other people? Is it a matter of overcoming prejudice? Jesus did that. Is it a matter of disagree…
Open with God Book - May - International Day of the Family (May 15)
Open with God Book - May - International Day of the Family (May 15)
by Christine Odell
May – International day of the Family (15 May) Calendar of Prayers Reading Ephesians 3.14-19 God, our heavenly Father and Mother, we thank you for families: for the family of humankind rich in its diversity; for the family of the church, sisters and brothers in Jesus; for our own…
Open with God Book - Divorce or the ending of a relationship
Open with God Book - Divorce or the ending of a relationship
by Christine Odell
DIVORCE or the ending of a relationship Prayers for Various Occasions Reading Psalm 89.1, 2 Faithful God, we love and adore you because your love for us is never ending; because in Christ you gave everything to bring us back to you; because your Holy Spirit fills our lives with f…
Poem:The Journey with Christ
Poem:The Journey with Christ
by Corinne Akehurst
The Journey with Christ I will set you free, free as a bird, With wings stretched wide, ready to take off and soar. I will give you grace and power to fly, to soar like an eagle I will give you the courage to take off and will sustain you in the flight. On the journey we will go …
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Greetings from Others
Paul for Everyone The Prison Letters - Greetings from Others
by SPCK - N T Wright
Greetings from Others Colossians 4.10-18 As a typical young man growing up in England after the Second World War, I was never taught to sew. I can hardly manage to replace a button on a shirt, let alone do anything more complicated with needle and thread. But I have sometimes bee…
Isaiah 54:10 Mountains PPT Size
Isaiah 54:10 Mountains PPT Size
by Hannah Soar
Original size image - Click Here Image without text: - Original Size - Click Here PowerPoint Size - Click Here Use of biblical text in this image: THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights …
Isaiah 54.10 - Mountains