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Too easy to say sorry
Too easy to say sorry
by Katherine Fox
A prayer of confession that doesn't use 'sorry', 'apologise' or 'regret' but asks God to provoke us to understand the consequences of our actions. Too easy to say sorry – prayers of confession It's easy to say sorry if we didn’t really think it was our fault but recognise that th…
The potter and the clay
The potter and the clay
by Lynda Collier
A short reflection inspired by the picture of God as the potter in Jeremiah 18 : 1-6 . God is the potter I am the clay - He can shape and transform me but sometimes I am unwilling to let Him. Concludes with prayer that He will shape and mould me to His design.
The Open Gate - Thanksgiving
The Open Gate - Thanksgiving
by SPCK - David Adam
Thanksgiving The psalmist says, ‘Come into his gates with thanksgiving, enter his courts with praise.’ One of the easiest ways to seek God is to think and thank; literally to count your blessings, to see the world as His creation, to see your life, and your eternal life, as in Hi…
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Transformed Living
Early Christian Letters for Everyone - Transformed Living
by SPCK - N T Wright
Transformed Living 1 Peter 4.1-11 My dental hygienist was enthusing the other day about a new kind of electric toothbrush. Only two minutes, she said, morning and night; that’s all it will take. Just what you need. I lay there in the chair, my mouth full of dentistry, and did the…
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
clouds and glory - Proper 21 - Year A
by SPCK - David Adam
Proper 21 Year A Lord, as you came down to lift us up Help us to show compassion and sympathy to others. Give to your church a sense of service and humility. May we be obedient to you, seeking to do your will at all times, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen…
Simply Good News - Foolish, Scandalous or Good
Simply Good News - Foolish, Scandalous or Good
by SPCK - N T Wright
2 Foolish, Scandalous or Good? The man was a Jew, born and bred in what is now south-eastern Turkey. He was called Saul, a Hebrew name that, in his Jewish culture, had ancient royal associations. In Greek, however (Greek was the standard language around the Mediterranean world, l…
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Incarnation
THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Incarnation
by SPCK - Newsom, Ringe and Lapsley
The Incarnation (John 1) The classic statement of 1:14 (my trans.), “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth,” establishes the incarnation theme. It is further amplified by 1:1…
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 1 Introduction
Lectio Divina the Sacred Art - 1 Introduction
by Christine Valters Painter
INTRODUCTION They can be like a sun, words. They can do for the heart what light can for a field. —John of the Cross, Love Poems from God In October 2009 I was on pilgrimage in Ireland. We were visiting Glendalough, the ruins of an ancient Celtic monastic community founded by St.…
Meeting God in Paul - Introduction
Meeting God in Paul - Introduction
by SPCK - Rowan Williams
Introduction Trying to write a very short book about St Paul feels a bit risky: from the early centuries of the Christian Church until now, the great minds of Christianity have worked out their thoughts in lengthy and impassioned dialogue with Paul’s letters, and the quantity and…
Prayers for All Occasions Book - Holy Week and Easter Prayers