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Poem: Narrative
Poem: Narrative
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Narrative Every good story has a beginning, a middle and an end. But where do we start with God? If God is the source of all being, how far back must we go to find the start of everything? And where is the middle? Is it in the emergence of the human race? Or at the point wh…
Hymn: Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones
Hymn: Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones
by Andrew Pratt
Look: gnawed and bleached, dismembered bones, a desert valley strewn with stones, a metaphor of hopelessness, for people worn with weariness. It took a poet's way with thought, an image that his mind had caught: imagine flesh and new found life, a counter to historic strife. Vers…
Prayers of Intercession for the Third Sunday in Lent
Prayers of Intercession for the Third Sunday in Lent
by Christine Dutton
Prayers of Intercession for the Third Sunday in Lent These prayers were written to go alongside the gospel passage in Luke 13: 1-9 for the third Sunday in Lent. These are prayers for the barren places of our world – for situations which like the fig tree might seem hopeless and …
Poem: Heavenly vision
Poem: Heavenly vision
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Heavenly vision A city of gold wrapped in a vision of light, where there is no night, nor a temple in sight, but with a river pure and crystal bright flowing between twelve trees of life planted to heal the nations’ strife. Such is one vision of heaven. Continues... ©Marjor…
Poem: A strange new day
Poem: A strange new day
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: A strange new day This is the day when perfume remained unopened, spices were no longer needed, cloths and sponges were unused. This is the day when stone was no barrier, soldiers abandoned guard duty, grave clothes and tomb were empty. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
friends, FOES and families - Holy Saturday: the empty room
friends, FOES and families - Holy Saturday: the empty room
by SPCK - Judith Dimond
Holy Saturday: the empty room God Almighty and All Merciful, rescue us from despair. The room had been empty since Thursday night, when Jesus, desperate for air, had left to be with God on the open hillside. The door slammed shut behind them, with the thud of a hammer’s blow. T…
Imagining the Lectionary: backlit by Easter and luminous with hope (Easter 2A)
Imagining the Lectionary: backlit by Easter and luminous with hope (Easter 2A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: backlit by Easter and luminous with hope Reflection accompanying image “fresh spring tulips backlit” Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of…
Imagining the Lectionary: Hope does not disappoint us (Lent 3A)
Imagining the Lectionary: Hope does not disappoint us (Lent 3A)
by David Perry
Imagining the Lectionary: Hope does not disappoint us (Lent 3A) Reflection accompanying image “Hope does not disappoint us” The catkins on this willow open out before ever a new leaf begins to unfurl from its bud. Like so many other plants at this time of year, for this tree the …
Grant me the faith