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Prayer and action
Prayer and action
by Colin Smith
This short 1190 words reflection/sermon examines both the Exodus story and the feeding of the 5000. The importance of taking action in difficult circumstances is highlighted. The role of prayer and the wisdom of turning to Jesus himself or to a prophet is also considered.
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 3 Introduction
Celtic Christian Spirituality - 3 Introduction
by Skylight- Mary C.Earle
Introduction Some twenty-five years ago, when I was finishing up my seminary training and wondering what had happened to my prayer life, one of my mentors, Dr. V. Nelle Bellamy, returned from a trip to England with a gift book for me. Titled Celtic Prayers and embellished with il…
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(67) STARTING WITH THE BIBLE The Bible is the treasure store from which Christian devotion has always grown. If our prayer becomes distant from Scripture there will always be the danger that we lose our way in the jungle of our own prejudices or the ‘undergrowth’ of our own under…
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 8 Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - Proper 8 Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
Proper 8 2 Kings 2.1–14 Galatians 5.1, 13–25 Luke 9.51–end ‘Leave the dead to bury their dead.’ One of Jesus’ starkest commands, this flies in the face of the sacred Jewish obligation to attend to the burial of one’s father ahead of all other duties, even saying one’s daily praye…
GOSPEL WORDS - Give us Today
GOSPEL WORDS - Give us Today
by Alan M Barker
Combine Harvester in wheat - Lincolnshire ‘Scriptures and additional materials quoted are from the Good News Bible © 1994 published by the Bible Societies/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd UK, Good News Bible © American Bible Society 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992. Used with permission
Poem - The day we climbed the mountain