Morning Prayer – Bennett rejoices with us for God’s mercy, faithfulness and love are with us. He reminds us that we are delivered from the dominion of darkness and should rejoice in each new day we live. Psalm 138 encourages us to give thanks to the Lord with our whole heart for another day –...
From the deep waters of death, God brought us to new birth by raising Christ to life in triumph. Ansai recites Psalm 104 which considers the beauty of our natural world created by God; “O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.”...
“Awake, my soul; awake, harp and lyre, that I may awaken the dawn.” Bennett steadfastly proclaims Psalm 57 at the start of our day. Bennett leads Morning Prayer and prays for all involved in our democratic processes today, and asks for our Lord to give great wisdom, deep commitment and right judgement. Revd. Bennett prays for...
Ansai considers Christ’s resurrection, which has given us new life and renewed hope. She asks God to help us live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal, and for God to grant us wisdom to know what we must do and the perseverance to complete this. What better living parable could God have...
Our priest leads Morning Prayer and recites Psalm 30, where God has turned our mornings into dancing! Revd. Bennett asks us to pray for all those involved in the shaping of young lives and that no-one, not even the youngest amongst us, is overlooked. Bennett prays for the health of those we love and that...
Our Evening Prayer and Ansai reads Psalm 96 calling us to sing to the Lord and bless his name, to worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; so that the whole earth trembles before God, the heavens rejoice, the seas thunder, the fields joyful, and all trees of the wood shout for joy before the...
We have been brought from the rest of last night to the joyous light of this day and to the guiding light of eternity. Morning Prayer with Bennett who recites Psalm 19 – contemplating the glory of God – he asks that the words of our mouths and the meditation of our hearts, be acceptable...
Ansai’s first Evening Prayer this week and she considers the message of Easter – from the gloom of the grave to the triumph of Christ’s resurrection. Ansai prays for all who bring God’s message of life as a light to those in darkness. She prays for those who bring our Lord’s word of peace to...
Revd. Bennett Spong reads Psalm 145 where he asks God to; “raise the spirits of the downcast and restore those who have fallen away, that we may sing forever of God’s love.” Bennett asks the difficult questions today around Covid-19… how can God love us and stand idly by while so many people suffer? How...
To reflect the desperately sad news from India, with news of Covid-19 being reported more than two hundred times a minute, our friends at Christian Aid have written a prayer which has been featured in our weekly Newsletter and we hope you will use this in your prayers. Jim prays for us and for India...
