Barbara reads the whole of Psalm 132 which recalls promises made to David. Barbara thanks God for Pentecost; “on this day you taught the hearts of your faithful people by sending them the light of your Holy Spirit”, and asks “Christ, our Morning Star, shining with the glory of the rainbow, to wake us and...
Michael G reads Psalm 127 which considers the value of sleeping well and the gift of having children. Michael marks John and Charles Wesley’s anniversary by reciting their Covenant prayer; “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine.” Michael prays for us this Evening Prayer, asking God to; “Watch, O Lord,...
Our Morning Prayer this week is led by Barbara who prays for us as we start the day – we gaze at Christ’s face, pierced side and wounded heart – showing God’s love for us. Barbara asks that God receive our hearts and prays that the words of faith that we speak, the work we...
Rob’s final prayers this week – as we consider five individuals we are praying for as part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, and the uniqueness of all whom we pray for. Human beings can turn diversity into a source of alienation, injustice, oppression, and wounding – Rob prays God will help us recognise and celebrate peoples’...
Psalm 42 this Morning Prayer – “As the deer longs for the water brooks, so longs my soul for you, O God”, our last prayer this week with Ali E, who has fortunately resisted singing this beautiful Psalm. She considers God’s love and grandeur at day break; “Because the Holy Ghost over the bent World...
Rob reminds us of God’s compassion in Psalm 147 and asks this Evening Prayer for God’s forgiveness, for the things we have done wrong, thought badly of, or omitted to do at all. Rob prays for a new start for us all and to live in God’s Way. He reminds us also of times when...
Psalm 28 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart has trusted in him and I am helped.” Our Morning Prayer contemplates the approach we take to our daily tasks, including prayer. We come to God as our day starts, asking that our actions and thoughts be blessed. Ali prays that we find...
Psalm 139 – Rob prays for God to search us out and know our hearts, test, and examine our thoughts. We pray as part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, that those we pray for are no longer anxious for their daily lives, because God replenishes everything and with the warmth of the sun our harvest will...
Morning Prayer and Psalm 24 reminds us that ‘the earth is the Lord’s and all that fills it, the compass of the world and all who dwell therein’. Ali E prays that God breathes renewed life, helps us find an alternative way of living and gives us a greater appreciation of the splendour of nature...
O God, the well of life, make us bright with your wisdom – Rob reads Psalm 36. Our Evening Prayer includes a traditional prayer that reflects on the life of St Dunstan, born in 909 AD. We pray for five individuals this week through the prayer initiative of Thy Kingdom Come, that through God we...
