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Hymn: Here in the midst of greatest loss
Hymn: Here in the midst of greatest loss
by Andrew Pratt
Here in the midst of greatest loss, reflecting on what might have been, Naomi gave a kiss of peace, a kiss of comfort, yet release, but Ruth would learn what love could mean, yes she would learn what love could mean. The love these women would exchange was not ephemeral or weak, …
Hymn: Rejoice! Rejoice! Again I say rejoice!
Hymn: Rejoice! Rejoice! Again I say rejoice!
by Andrew Pratt
Rejoice! Rejoice! Again I say rejoice! Our God is near, it's time to make our choice, in gentleness and purposeful in grace, to share God's love in every time and place. Rejoice! Rejoice! Again I say rejoice! Put fear aside, let prayer inspire each voice. This is the gift that ea…
Hymn: Strange magic? No, the grace of God
Hymn: Strange magic? No, the grace of God
by Andrew Pratt
Strange magic? No, the grace of God. A healing signified the facts: that in the Spirit's way and style, disciples mirrored saving acts. The steps of Jesus led the way, this carpenter, once nailed to wood, and though the crowds rejected him, now Peter stands where he once stood. V…
Hymn: We have drunk wine from the grapes in this vinery
Hymn: We have drunk wine from the grapes in this vinery
by Andrew Pratt
We have drunk wine from the grapes in this vinery grapes that have hung in the sun, now a sign: Jesus taught plainly, with words of simplicity, 'you are those branches and I am that vine'. Look at it this way, imagine a scene with me: look at the gardener tending each branch. Tho…
Hymn: What does it mean to love our God
Hymn: What does it mean to love our God
by Andrew Pratt
What does it mean to love our God,to see the Christ in those around, to seek God's heaven on this earth, while all around is shaking ground? How can we face the present time of chaos that we meet and find, while Jesus says we need to love with all our soul, our strength and mind?…
Hymn: You, Lord, are all we have
Hymn: You, Lord, are all we have
by Andrew Pratt
You, Lord, are all we have, You give us all we need. What lies ahead is in your hands, your love informs our creed. A creed of hope and care in which we feel secure, born of a faith that's tested, tried, a faith that is mature. Verse 3 follows Tune: FRANCONIA, POTSDAM Metre: SM …
Impartial God, beyond your death
Impartial God, beyond your death
by Andrew Pratt
Impartial God, beyond your death your grace remains a sign, that nothing now in all the world can breach your love's design. We praise that universal love, that lives beyond the cross, that makes our falt'ring joy complete, yet holds us still in loss. Verses 2-3 follow Tune: KING…
If all the world could live as if
If all the world could live as if
by Andrew Pratt
If all the world could live as if the love of God was in each heart. If every one in every place became as one, they could not part. A vast community of love would come to being on the earth, while everyone of every creed would value one another's worth. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: B…
If all the world could live as one
If all the world could live as one
by Andrew Pratt
If all the world could live as one If all the world could live as one respecting each and every need, to be as neighbours sharing all, then God’s commands could be our creed. Much less a law to bind and tie, but more descriptive of the life we share in common care and love, where…
Jerusalem rejoice and sing
Jerusalem rejoice and sing
by Andrew Pratt
Jerusalem rejoice and sing as new things come to pass; a revelation is revealed, that love will live and last. Beyond a detrimental end, beyond the cross and tomb, the Christ was raised, would live again beyond the dark and gloom. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: AMAZING GRACE Metre: CM …
Let peace and kisses crown your brow
Let peace and kisses crown your brow
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Let peace and kisses crown your brow Trinity Sunday Year A 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13 Let peace and kisses crown your brow and love surround your life. Let everyone be reconciled and put an end to strife. Build up each other in the faith and let your joy be one.. Tune: LUCIUS…
Let's make the good news clear
Let's make the good news clear
by Andrew Pratt
Let's make the good news clear, and holding nothing back, proclaim God's love without reserve in thought and word and act. Then all will be unveiled, and when they know that grace, the people who have felt that word will know love face to face. Verses 3-4 follow Tune: FRANCONIA …
Let all creation dance and sing
Let all creation dance and sing
by Andrew Pratt
Let all creation dance and sing, praises through all creation ring: alleluia, alleluia! Here in this present time and place, sing of God's mercy, love and grace: alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Verses 2-3 follow Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN Andrew Pratt (born 1948) Words © …
Monologue/Medidtation: I remember that time of desolation
Monologue/Medidtation: I remember that time of desolation
by Andrew Pratt
Monologue/Medidtation: I remember that time of desolation I remember that time of desolation. It seemed all colour had drained from the garden, bright flowers looked grey to me. I felt physically heavy. This was no 'Monday morning' feeling. The depression was real, no way could I…
Once born as the Christ-child, and living among us
Once born as the Christ-child, and living among us
by Andrew Pratt
Hymn: Once born as the Christ-child, and living among us Third Sunday of Easter 1 Peter 17 - 23 Once born as the Christ-child, and living among us, at one with humanity, sharing our pain. betrayed in self-giving, poured out for our living, in thought word and action, God making l…
Once a prophet pictured Israel
Once a prophet pictured Israel
by Andrew Pratt
Once a prophet pictured Israel Once a prophet pictured Israel, like a vineyard, overgrown, no more fruitful, judged and broken, left to ruin, overthrown. In the tone hear disappointment in the prophet’s call and cry, seeing bloodshed wound his nation, justice now a living lie. Ve…
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 11 Moses
Walking Backwards to Christmas - Chapter 11 Moses
by SPCK - Stephen Cottrell
Chapter 11 Moses The wind whistles and rattles across the plain. Harsh and unforgiving, it scours the land, and few things grow. You hear it, and you don’t hear it. It is here, and it is gone. There is a dread chill in the air. Eventually it gets inside you. Then one day the cold…
LWPT Meditations - Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C