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Prayers for All Occasions Book - Epiphany Prayer
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Epiphany Prayer
by SPCK - Ian Black
Epiphany Prayer Generous God, everything we are and have comes from you; in adoration we lay before you the sweet fragrance of our worship for you alone are worthy of our praise and thanksgiving... Taken from Prayers for All Occasions by Ian Black Published by SPCK
All Desires Known - God's Fruitful Word Collect
All Desires Known - God's Fruitful Word Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
GOD’S FRUITFUL WORD Collect Isaiah 55.1–11; Luke 1.46b–55; Luke 4.14–21; 2 Timothy 3.14—4.5 O God our disturber, whose speech is pregnant with power and whose word will be fulfilled... Advent 3 (ABC); Epiphany 3 (C); Easter Vigil (ABC); Easter 6 (B); Proper 3 (B); Proper 10 (AC);…
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Word Made Flesh
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Word Made Flesh
by SPCK - Janet Morley
INCARNATION – WORD MADE FLESH Collect John 1.1–14; 1 John 1.1–4 God our beloved, born of a woman’s body, you came that we might look upon you... Christmas Eve/Christmas Day (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
All Desires Known - Eucharistic Prayer for Christmas Eve
All Desires Known - Eucharistic Prayer for Christmas Eve
by SPCK - Janet Morley
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Eternal Wisdom, we praise you and give you thanks, because you emptied yourself of power and became foolishness for our sake: for on this night you were delivered as one of us, a baby needy and naked, wrapped in a woman’s blood... This prayer …
All Desires Known - Annunciation Collect
All Desires Known - Annunciation Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
ANNUNCIATION/NOT AMONG THE IMPRESSIVE Collect Luke 1.2–38; 1 Corinthians 1.26–end O unknown God, whose presence is announced not among the impressive but in obscurity... Advent 4 (BC); Proper 6 (BC); Annunciation (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPC…
All Desires Known - Defender of the Helpless Collect
All Desires Known - Defender of the Helpless Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
DEFENDER OF THE HELPLESS Collect Matthew 2.13–18; 1 Corinthians 1.2–9 God of the dispossessed, defender of the helpless, you grieve with all the women who weep... Christmas 1 (A); Holy Innocents (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Fullness of Glory Collect
All Desires Known - Incarnation - Fullness of Glory Collect
by SPCK - Janet Morley
INCARNATION – FULLNESS OF GLORY Collect John 1.14–18 Loving Word of God, you have shown us the fullness of your glory in taking human flesh... Christmas 2 (ABC) Taken from All Desires Known by Janet Morley Published by SPCK
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Yahweh’s Covenant and Our Covenant
Psalms for Everyone Part 2 - Yahweh’s Covenant and Our Covenant
by SPCK - John Goldingay
Yahweh’s Covenant and Our Covenant Psalm 111 I noted in connection with Psalm 105 that this Thanksgiving/ Advent we are suggesting to the people in our church that they think about what they have to thank God for over the past year and what they might make a covenant about for th…
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
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 2 Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 2 2 Kings 5.1–14 1 Corinthians 9.24–27 Mark 1.40–45 Mark’s Gospel is almost certainly the oldest of the four Gospels. Matthew and Luke seem to know it and depend upon it for some of their information, though they do also have independent sources of their own. It is possibl…
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 3 Year B
Lectionary Reflections - Year B - Proper 3 Year B
by SPCK - Jane Williams
Proper 3 Isaiah 43.18–25 2 Corinthians 1.18–22 Mark 2.1–12 Our capacity to respond wrongly to God is endless. All three of today’s readings focus primarily on the generosity of God, but they also all have as a backdrop the stubborn stupidity of our response. The miracle that Jes…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Year B
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Year B
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
The Fourth Sunday of Epiphany Mark 1.21-28 Gaze on a classroom, when a new teacher arrives. The pupils are nervous but so is the teacher. It will only be a few moments before it is clear where the power lies. Can the teacher hold the attention of the class, or will the children…
Gazing on the Gospels Year B - Palm Sunday Year B