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Open with God Book - February - St Valentine's Day
Open with God Book - February - St Valentine's Day
by Christine Odell
February – St Valentine’s Day (14 February) Calendar of Prayers Reading Song of Solomon 2.8-13 Have a display of roses, cards etc and play suitable music. God, whose name is Love, we rejoice today as we celebrate your gift of romantic love: a love that causes hearts to leap songs…
Prayer: Great God, your love
Prayer: Great God, your love
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Great God, your love Great God, your love is so vast that it stretches beyond the boundaries of our imagination. We look to the skies and cannot see the extremities of space, yet your faithfulness exceeds those limits. We explore the depths of the oceans, but your justice…
Prayer: Saving God, how easy to forget
Prayer: Saving God, how easy to forget
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Sunday after Christmas by John Birch ADORATION For the joy of your presence, changing and renewing us day by day we offer you our praise. For the blessing you bring us, the outpouring of your love day by day, we offer you our …
Prayer: Rejoice in the Lord always
Prayer: Rejoice in the Lord always
by John Birch
Prayers of Adoration, Confession and Thanksgiving for Advent by John Birch ADORATION Rejoice in the Lord always! Shout out his name, for God is with us, our God is with us, the God of our salvation, in whom alone we trust. Rejoice in the Lord always! Continues... CONFESSION Forgi…
Imagining the Lectionary: Appearance and separation (Proper 27B, Ordinary 32B)
Imagining the Lectionary: Appearance and separation (Proper 27B, Ordinary 32B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Appearance and separation (Proper 27B/Ordinary 32B) Reflection accompanying images “Autumnal kaleidoscope” and “Autumn leaves fallen” We all fade like a leaf and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away (Isaiah 64:6) As he taught, he said, “Beware o…
Poem: Saintliness
Poem: Saintliness
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Saintliness The loss will hurt, but memories linger on and when the pain begins to ease and tears are drying – even if only for a time – the legacy that love has left begins to demonstrate its value, as words and looks and shared experiences drift through the troubled mind …
Imagining the Lectionary - Upcycled and repurposed on the shabby chic road to Emmaus (Easter 3B)
Imagining the Lectionary - Upcycled and repurposed on the shabby chic road to Emmaus (Easter 3B)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Upcycled and repurposed on the shabby chic road to Emmaus (Easter 3B) Reflection accompanying images “Gartons of Yorkshire shop”, “Shabby chic chair”, “Shabby chic vintage table for sale label” and “Shabby chic window display with jewellery cross” Shabby…
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