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Gathering Prayers and blessing based on Psalm 32:1-7
Gathering Prayers and blessing based on Psalm 32:1-7
by Christine Dutton
Opening prayers and blessing based on Psalm 32 'Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you'. In these opening prayers I wanted to acknowledge that faithfulness, the rhythm of meeting together brings us to deeper communal prayer. Loving God, as you bring us together to…
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur
by Andrew Pratt
A moment of wonder, amazement and grandeur, a time when God's glory shines clear through our lives, God's grace is beyond us, yet lives in each heartbeat, the source of creation from which peace derives. The eyes of our hearts are enlightened with splendour, inherited glory, the …
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Second Sunday before Lent Year C
Twelve Months of Sunday year c - The Second Sunday before Lent Year C
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Second Sunday Before Lent Genesis 2.4b–9, 15–25 Revelation 4 Luke 8.22–25 The goodness and the terror of the created world dominate these readings. From the garden in Genesis to the throne-room in Revelation, all that is done reflects God’s loving creativity, and his sharing …
All life's praising fills creation
All life's praising fills creation
by Andrew Pratt
All life's praising fills creation, breathless dancing setting free lives to give their brief expression to the things we sense or see. Praise is building, deep crescendo, rhythmic shaking moves the earth, like some cosmic exaltation bringing love and joy to birth. Verses 2-3 fol…
Come and join our people’s praise
Come and join our people’s praise
by Avis Palmer
Come and join our people’s praise, Celebrate the many ways God is present, with us still. Found in talent and in skill. Paintings, photos, works of art, Flower arrangements play their part. Banners, crochet, quilts and lace, Witness God's creative grace. Music, poetry and song, T…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 4 Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Proper 4 Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Proper 4 Mark 2:23- 3:6 Gaze on a wheat field, glowing under the sun, ready for harvest. The stalks are bowing down almost in prayer, ready for reaping. The field is so full and sturdy and dense that all the footpaths that run across it are hidden. So Jesus walks straight through…
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 14 Year A
Lectionary Reflections Year A - Proper 14 Year A
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Lectionary reflections - Year A Ordinary Time Proper 14 1 Kings 19.9–18 Romans 10.5–15 Matthew 14.22–33 There is something about us that is deeply resistant to the grace of God. It’s not that we don’t believe in him, or wish to follow him, or that we consciously reject him, but w…
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