Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. The Reverend Bennett Spong leads Evening and Morning Prayer for the last time this week. Evening Prayer – our last recorded prayer from Charlton Benefice since the start of COVID-19 in March 2020. Bennett reminds us of our common humanity and...
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Morning Prayer Saturday April 2nd 2022
Revd Bennett Spong leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week, in the season of Lent (marking the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert). Our last Morning Prayer since these recorded prayers began in March 2020, in response to the dislocation created by living through a pandemic. Bennett reads a passage from Hebrews, Chapter...
Evening Prayer Friday April 1st 2022
Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. The Reverend Bennett Spong leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Bennett’s asks us to turn our gaze to focus on tomorrow, and what we see. Bennett asks us to contemplate what we most need from Jesus to...
Morning Prayer Friday April 1st 2022
Revd Bennett Spong leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week, in the season of Lent (marking the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert). Morning Prayer – Bennett reads a passage from Hebrews, Chapter 10, verse 26 to the end. This scripture considers the consequences of deliberately no longer following God; “For yet ‘in a...
Evening Prayer Thursday March 31st 2022
Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. The Reverend Bennett Spong leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Bennett asks us where we encountered Jesus today, out in nature, in other people, or simply at home? We pray for world peace and for the people...
Morning Prayer Thursday March 31st 2022
Revd Bennett Spong leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week, in the season of Lent (marking the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert). Morning Prayer – Bennett reads a passage from Hebrews, Chapter 10, verses 19 to 25. This scripture gives us hope and encouragement through Jesus; “…let us approach with a true heart...
Evening Prayer Wednesday March 30th 2022
Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. The Reverend Bennett Spong leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Bennett asks us where we encountered Jesus today, out in nature, in other people, or simply at home? We pray for world peace and for the people...
Morning Prayer Wednesday March 30th 2022
Revd Bennett Spong leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week, in the season of Lent (marking the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert). Morning Prayer – Bennett reads a passage from Hebrews, Chapter 10, verses 1 to 18. This scripture considers our standing in God’s sight, Jesus’ pre-ordained life with us on earth,...
Evening Prayer Tuesday March 29th 2022
Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. The Reverend Bennett Spong leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Bennett asks us if God was trying to tell us something today when we weren’t paying attention? We pray for world peace and for the people of...
Morning Prayer Tuesday March 29th 2022
Revd Bennett Spong leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week, in the season of Lent (marking the 40 days Jesus spent in the desert). Morning Prayer – Bennett reads a passage from Hebrews, Chapter 9, verse 15 to the end. This scripture considers Jesus’ sacrifice to redeem our sins and sets it aside from...