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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 …
Poem: Covenant
Poem: Covenant
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Covenant A covenant of love is made between two people who are committed to each other and want to share their lives with each other. Each enters into the covenant with the intention of giving all to a lifelong relationship. All is done in good faith and with the best of mo…
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 …
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity - the art of visualising divine presence and purpose
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Trinity – the art of visualising divine presence and purpose. Reflection accompanying images “revealing the presence”, “heart shaped shutters on tower of parish church” and “artist and canvas”. "The amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, the e…
Prayer: God who listens
Prayer: God who listens
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God who listens God, who listens, even when we think you’re not around to do so, we come to you because we know we can trust you. Even when we are unsure of ourselves and feel far away from you, you are always there, waiting for us to recognize your voice and to ask for y…
Shine Lord into the shadows of this world
Shine Lord into the shadows of this world
by John Birch
Shine Lord into the shadows of this world and by the light of your people dispel the darkness that this world might glimpse your grace and seeing it might understand the difference. A selection of John's short prayers have been grouped together in to one download - 'Four Line Pr…
Poem: Come crooners and crows
Poem: Come crooners and crows
by Marjorie Dobson
Come crooners and crows: come singers from shows: come tenors and basses from all different places: come tone deaf, or sweet, or those with a beat, sopranos with high notes with frogs in their sore throats. Contraltos join hands with those in rock bands and make up a ring with th…
Who knows?
Who knows?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Who knows? Proper 14 year A Genesis 37: 1-4, 12-28; Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b Did Jacob know, while favouring one son, the brothers planned to kill that special one? Did Reuben know, by letting Joseph live, they would be saved by what that boy could give... 7 August 2011, …
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday of Lent Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - The Second Sunday of Lent Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
The Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 17.1–7, 15, 16 Romans 4.13–25 Mark 8.31–38 The Old Testament readings for Lent this year are encouraging us to think about covenants. Last week we had the covenant with Noah, this week we have Abraham, and next week – let me give you a sneak prev…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 2 Year B