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Poem: Be careful you don’t fall
Poem: Be careful you don’t fall
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Be careful you don’t fall Standing on high moral ground is not necessarily an achievement; more like providing a target to be knocked over by personal self-righteous pomposity. Time after time, those who have claimed to be above God’s law, or to have no recognition of its e…
Prayer: God of truth
Prayer: God of truth
by Marjorie Dobson
God of truth, even today we live in a world where power corrupts and people are put to death unjustly. We remember those who are persecuted for their beliefs and those who live under an oppressive regime. We recognise that it was religious people who hounded Jesus, mocked his lif…
Passing judgement
Passing judgement
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/monologue: Passing judgement Proper 19 Year A Romans 14: 1-12 Here. Do you see Jane over there? Do you know what she is? You’ll never guess in a million years. She‘s a vegetarian! I told you you’d be surprised. I mean, she doesn’t look any different to the rest of us, does …
The prophet saw a plumb line simply hanging
The prophet saw a plumb line simply hanging
by Andrew Pratt
The prophet saw a plumb line simply hanging to sign God's love amid the sons of men, then, with the women, everyone is singing that God will never turn away again. Yet Amos blew the whistle on God's people, a prophet in a time of greed and need, self-righteousness as high as any …
We have no licence through our faith
We have no licence through our faith
by Andrew Pratt
We have no licence through our faith to carve a way of wrong, yet Christ has loved beyond the law, brought freedom to our song. In foolishness we build again the walls that Christ broke down, no human law is needed now for judgement wears no frown. Verses 3-5 Follow Tune: ABRIDGE…
Prayer: Perceptive God
Prayer: Perceptive God
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Perceptive God Perceptive God, you know our thoughts and our behaviour. You know when we are sincere and when we are deceiving ourselves. We try to do what is right. We try to live blameless lives. We believe and have confidence in you. We worship and praise you. So we tr…
Poem/Reflection: Righteous anger
Poem/Reflection: Righteous anger
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: Righteous anger It’s easy to explode with indignant anger when it appears that someone else is in the wrong. How could they possibly do that? It’s totally evil. They ought to be locked up. It’s disgraceful! I wish I could get my hands on them. I’d soon show them …
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