Evening prayer with Sheila and Jim – Sheila considers the pain of feeling lost – like a crying child – but no matter how lost we feel God holds our most important truth, that we are God’s beloved children. Jim asks our Lord to keep watch over us, especially those who cannot sleep; those tending...
Our last Morning Prayer with Rick this week – he considers the miracle of a newborn baby – a sign of hope that infiltrates our hearts – like smoke encircling us. Rick reminds us that we will always be with the Christ child, with our own children, grandchildren, and the children of our community; Rick...
Sheila prays with us this Evening Prayer – in the darkness of our sin God has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, embodied in the face of Jesus Christ. Sheila considers how often God has put people into our world to support us – our...
Rick’s Morning Prayer asks that we join together in a fellowship of compassion and justice, rejoicing with those who do well and suffering alongside those who have lost so much. Rick asks for the gifts God offers to us to be used for the good of all people and all creation, and prays that hope...
Sheila asks for our Lord to help us understand that upheaval caused by the pandemic can be a good thing; our old comfortable existence can rob us of true perspective and the smashing of old certainties can be positive. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow… Sheila asks for our Lord’s deliverance, she reminds us to trust...
Rick considers the changes wrought by Covid-19 – London’s skies are no longer hazy with pollution but blue-grey and clear, people sing to one another across empty courtyards in Italy, and we leave our windows open to keep our neighbours company, who live on their own. Rick reminds us that even alone we are encompassed...
Jim prays we are filled with God’s compassion and mercy this Ash Wednesday – and that God gives us strength to reach out to others. We are all one people in the eyes of God and Jim asks that all nations are brought into our Lord’s fold and that the Holy Spirit covers all creation...
Ash Wednesday Morning Prayer – the start of Lent – Rick prays that our eyes are opened to injustices around us, so that we may begin to build the foundation for a world that removes fear and values everyone. We give all that we are to God this day, Rick prays that we discover new...
Sheila asks for God’s mercy and salvation this Shrove Tuesday, and questions our Father about our purpose and why we are here on this earth. She praises and thanks God for reminding us that amazing things happen, even in response to the smallest acts of kindness – this Evening Prayer Sheila asks God to help...
Morning Prayer on Shrove Tuesday – Rick prays to Christ our King, like no other earthly ruler Jesus subverts our assumptions about power, a king who lives alongside the ordinary, alongside homeless refugees, a king trained as a carpenter and used to physical work, a king who laid aside power – instead offering forgiveness and...
