Evening Prayer – Judith considers how we reach God through prayer. She prays for our fragile earth and asks for God’s blessing for ‘Thom’s Times’, our eco church group which sustains us locally. We confess we have been blind to our impact on poorer communities and we have failed to recognise our part in climate...
May Christ illuminate and guide us. Morning Prayer and Patricia recalls Christ’s support around us, bearing us up. Lowly and meek, Jesus’ power is the greater for his humbleness. May he be in the heart of each who is with us, especially our friends, whom Patricia recommends to our Father’s compassionate regard. If it be...
Judith asks God to spread calm as Christ calmed the storm over the sea of Galilee. Tonight she prays for us to be kept from harm, so that all of our self doubt and inner chaos may be stilled. Judith prays for all we love to be enfolded in our Lord’s peace and quotes a...
Morning Prayer and Patricia asks that as the sun rises God’s hope rises within us. As we listen to bird song may our love flow out to all who need it, and may Christ’s joy shine through us. Patricia’s family thank God for good and hard times – as they pray for Christ to lead...
Judith leads our Evening Prayer and considers the night ahead. She prays for God to watch over us as we rest, and for our Lord to be revealed to us as visions of glorious truth as we dream. Judith asks for our sleep to be deep and soft, so that our work may be refreshed...
Patricia’s Morning Prayer considers the heavens, the moon and the stars and the creativity of God. Patricia considers Christ’s salvation – the great shepherd of his sheep – his will working through us as we pray.
Evening Prayer – Judith compares the life of Christians ‘burning as candles between hope and despair’, yet by being here at peace, we help the world cope with things it cannot understand. Judith shares a healing ministry prayer from a much-loved member of our congregation, which thanks our Lord for being with and listening to...
Patricia acknowledges how easy it is to be distracted by technology – particularly in these strange times; she prays that we can be joyful, creative and worshipful as we balance work, family and church life. May God enlighten our minds, inflame our hearts, and give us courage to enrich our lives in the Lord’s service,...
Judith B’s Evening Prayer – as she reads Psalm 118 Judith considers how God has become our salvation – this is the day the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it. Judith prays for us to be the peace of the Holy Spirit, Son, and Father. She prays for our...
Enlighten our minds with truth, inflame our hearts with love, inspire our wills with courage, enrich our lives with service, pardon what we have been, sanctify what we are, and order what we shall be – Patricia’s first Morning Prayer this week.
