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Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
Times and Seasons - Lives laid down
by Jan Berry
LIVES LAID DOWN “No one has greater love than this, than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13) We remember the lives laid down in courage and comradeship, in futile battles at immense cost, in dreams of hope and glory. We remember the lives laid down without choi…
Times and Seasons - Poppies and snowdrops
Times and Seasons - Poppies and snowdrops
by Marjorie Dobson
Poppies and snowdrops A blood red symbol of the field of war, the poppy stands and bows its head before the wind that sweeps its petals to the skies, until the field is black and colour dies. A frail, white symbol of a winter passed, the snowdrop’s bud breaks through iron ground …
Times and Seasons - One hundred years ago
Times and Seasons - One hundred years ago
by Marjorie Dobson
One hundred years ago How brave they were, they thought, one hundred years ago. Enthusiastic, full of zeal and ready for the sport, one hundred years ago, they thought. How cheerfully they went, one hundred years ago, as town and village sent their companies of pals hell-bent for…
Times and Seasons - Carnival and struggle
Times and Seasons - Carnival and struggle
by Jan Berry
Two prayers; thanks and confession for the beginning of Lent, on the contrasting themes of carnival and struggle. Partying God, thank you for the celebration of carnival: its raucous noise and garish colours, its glamour and glitter, the anticipation of the watchers ... Continues…
Times and Seasons - God of new beginnings