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Hear as the prophet rails and cries
Hear as the prophet rails and cries
by Michael Docker
Hosea Colossians Luke Hear as the Prophet rails and cries, Scarred by the frailty all around; See in his life the agonies Of the Divine in name and sound - Hear as the Preacher sounds his call, Trusting the Cross, the Name, to heal, Powers and authorities shall fall As the Divine…
Advent Liturgy - The Prophets
Advent Liturgy - The Prophets
by John Birch
Advent liturgy of prayers on the theme of The Prophets. ... Your prophets, called to make known your Word Proclaiming justice, convicting sin, Displaying fruits of your love and grace. Comfort, comfort my people, says our God, And the glory of the Lord will be revealed ..........…
Do it again, Lord, do it again!
Do it again, Lord, do it again!
by Reg Ellis
DO IT AGAIN, LORD, DO IT AGAIN! (From words written by Max Lucado after the terrorist attack of 11thSeptember 2001) Dear Lord, as the innocent are interred, Our innocence is interred as well. The belief in our safety is shattered, We’re not unlike the rest of the World. We rememb…
Hear the word a prophet speaking
Hear the word a prophet speaking
by Andrew Pratt
Fourth Sunday of Advent Year A Isaiah 7: 10 – 16 Hymn: Hear the word, a prophet speaking Hear the word, a prophet speaking: hear the words that, from the past, echo through the times and seasons, words to challenge, words to last. Look around for signs and wonders, look, a young …
Advent Two
Advent Two
by Rose humphrey
TIP- PowerPoint Slide Size- The ideal way to insert into PowerPoint is:- • Reduce the image size to 1024x768 pixels using your image editing software. (Will reduce image proportionally) • Insert as Picture in the normal way. • If needed fill the slide area by placing the image in…
Drama/monologue: Witness to a miracle?
Drama/monologue: Witness to a miracle?
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/Monologue: Witness to a miracle? I think it was a con trick. But I don’t know how he did it – even though I was there and saw it with my own eyes. It’s just too fantastic to be true. I mean, would you have believed that a stone surface, admittedly with wood and an animal ca…
Poem: One continuous line of speech
Poem: One continuous line of speech
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: One continuous line of speech One continuous line of speech. First the creative Spirit bringing order from chaos. Next the prophets, thundering, condemning, or calling people to repentance. After them, the Son, embodying the image of God, challenging, changing, daring and s…
Hymn: Here in this book
Hymn: Here in this book
by Michael Docker
Here in this book we read and hear - Words are the Word, we say; By faith we sing this loud and clear, “Show us the Saviour's Way.” Here in this book the poet sighs, Here prophets rail and cry; Here there are wars, a mother cries, A man is born to die. Here in this book the stori…
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C)
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Espalier for the soul (Advent 1C) Reflection accompanying images: “Espaliered trees against stone wall” and “Espaliered trees detail of binding and support” And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we ab…
Prayer: God, who spoke
Prayer: God, who spoke
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God, who spoke God, who spoke to us through the ancient prophets, teach us to recognize the prophets of our own time. Some of them have loud voices and say things that upset and disturb us. Some of them may not appear to have anything to say that concerns you, or your wor…
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Second Sunday of Advent Year A
Twelve Months of Sundays Year A - The Second Sunday of Advent Year A
by SPCK - N T Wright
The Second Sunday of Advent - Year A Isaiah 11:1-10 Romans 15:4–13 Matthew 3:1–12 ‘His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord’ (Isaiah 11.3).Yes, no doubt, but the Hebrew word for ‘delight’ actually means ‘smell’. This may be just a metaphor, borrowed perhaps from the cultic co…
One after another we wait on the warnings
One after another we wait on the warnings
by Andrew Pratt
One after another we wait on the warnings One after another we wait on the warnings, one after another the prophets cry out; our ears are unhearing we go on regardless ignoring the pleadings while feigning our doubt. The story is old as the faith that we follow, through each gene…
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - The Cloak and the Power of Elijah
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - The Cloak and the Power of Elijah
by SPCK - John Goldingay
The Cloak and the Power of Elijah 2 Kings 2:1-3:3 I once had to change a flat tire by the Dead Sea. I jacked the car up and in the process of changing the tire or loosening or tightening the wheel nuts, I lay on the sandy but hard ground. It was summer and hot, and when I got up …
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - The Tale of Two Women
1 and 2 Kings for Everyone - The Tale of Two Women
by SPCK - John Goldingay
A Tale of Two Women 2 Kings 4:1-44 Among my friends are a number of young couples who have been hoping to have children, and it has never happened. They then go in for medical examinations of various kinds and for treatment of various kinds. One couple had eggs implanted, but the…
Prophets challenge words and actions