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The Second Intercessions Handbook - (19) THE STREAM
The Second Intercessions Handbook - (19) THE STREAM
by SPCK - John Pritchard
(19) THE STREAM The idea of progression is very helpful in giving prayer a sense of direction and purpose. There are many ways of doing this and others will be seen throughout this book, but here is one which takes the familiar image of the stream as it bounces downhill. The init…
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 58:1-2, 10
With My WholeHeart - Psalm 58:1-2, 10
by SPCK - James Jones
Psalm 58:1-2, 10 It is curious in the modern world that whereas there is great emphasis upon human justice, there is so little acceptance of divine judgement. Yet the two are the opposite sides of the one coin. People seem to resist and even dismiss the idea of God judging us, wh…
God of the past
God of the past
by John Birch
A payer of confession: God of the past, accept the people we have been and the baggage we drag behind us... Image suitable for use in a PowerPoint slide (see below) PowerPoint Slide Size- This image is full size which is 2000 x 1500 pixels and 531KB The ideal way to insert into P…
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 2 July 1930
Letters by a MODERN MYSTIC - The letters 2 July 1930
by SPCK - Frank C Laubach
The Letters 2 JULY 1930 The newest experiment, and at present the most thrilling, is letting God talk through my own tongue and through my own fingers on the typewriter. I have been letting my tongue talk on Signal Hill behind my house and then have come home and written on the t…
Reflection: Love one another
Reflection: Love one another
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Love one another “Love one another as I have loved you.” What a challenge Does that mean I’ve got to love my enemies? Does that mean I’ve got to love my political opponents? Does that mean I’ve got to love those whose opinions I can’t tolerate? Does that mean I’ve got…
Dramatic reading: What do you love?
Dramatic reading: What do you love?
by Marjorie Dobson
Dramatic reading: What do you love? (Two - or more - voices read the first six paragraphs alternately. The last paragraph is read by a third reader) I love chocolate. I could eat it for ever – a whole box at a time, when it’s available. But if I did eat as much as I want I’d be a…
Prayer: The changing world
Prayer: The changing world
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: The changing world Dear God, sometimes when we look at the world we live in, we are filled with despair at the selfishness and greed that we see around us. It seems as if so many people are concerned solely with their own business and no one cares about morality, or selfl…
LWPT Meditations - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
LWPT Meditations - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B
by Susan Thorne
Meditation - 31stSunday in Ordinary Time Year B Hebrews 9 v 11-14 Mark 12 v 28-34 Burnt offerings and the sacrifice of animals formed an essential element of Jewish worship. It was impossible to approach God or to atone for sin unless blood was shed (Hebrews 9 v 22). On atonemen…
Hymn: How could God love against the grain
Hymn: How could God love against the grain
by Andrew Pratt
How could God love against the grain, to offer love we don't deserve; to meet us when we lose our way, to hold us when we twist, or swerve? This gracious, fulsome, steadfast love is more than we can comprehend, it offers hope when all seems lost, resists, survives beyond life's e…
LWPT Meditations - Meditation on the Cross - Year B