Ally W’s last joyous Morning Prayer this week. She considers Christ: ‘A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief’ and prays that we may be ready to walk the way of the cross, and always be ready to share its weight. Sin and pride holds us tight within its grasp, but cannot resist God’s Word,...
Arek reads Psalm 31 for tonight’s Evening Prayer – into our Lord’s hands he commends us. Arek considers trust, trying not to react too emotionally, and asks God to help us manage our responses. Focussing on the moment and God’s faithfulness in our lives is key, Arek seeks God’s guidance, so that we might walk...
Ally recites Psalm 22 where; ‘All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord.’ Ally considers the discipline of regular prayer and worship and reads from Thomas à Kempis’ prayer which encourages us to place our lives in God’s hands – to be ordered day by day. Ally asks that we...
Arek’s Evening Prayer rises before God to cleanse our hearts and set us free to sing God’s praise this Annunciation Day. Arek considers the Passion and asks that God may pour grace into our hearts as we think about Lent, and the things we may have given up to mark this time. Not just coffee...
The Lord is gracious and full of compassion – Ally reads Psalm 111 this Morning Prayer and considers the Annunciation of our Lord to Mary, in the heart of Lent today. Ally prays that we are inspired by Mary’s humility and faithfulness – guiding us to the path to peace in our world. When we...
Arek reads Psalm 85 tonight and prays for God’s mercy for all excluded by poverty. This Lent we stand in solidarity through our fasting and reach out through our giving. Arek asks our Lord to send life-giving power to revive the weary and the broken, and grant us fearlessness to stand up to evil and...
Morning Prayer, standing at the foot of the cross we offer prayers… Ally prays for a future where we plant seeds that will one day grow, where we water them knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations and at best act as signs of a future not our own. What we leave may...
Arek’s Evening Prayer – he considers God’s saving ways among all nations and prays that this evening be holy, good and peaceful, and that we pray with one heart and mind. Arek offers prayers for all who have died or suffered, as a result of the worldwide pandemic we have endured for a year. He...
Morning Prayer – Ally commemorates the passing of the first year of this pandemic, and the death of so many people across the world from Covid-19, including people from our congregation. We hold them, their families and all involved in their care before their deaths, in our prayers most especially today. Ally recites Psalm 35...
Arek leads his first Evening Prayer for us tonight, he thanks gracious God for our many gifts. For the beautiful earth below us, the skies above, the seas around us and the mountains before us. For the hearts of those who love us, and the kindness of those who care for us. Arek recites a...
