Miriam is one of St Thomas’ Church Wardens and she will lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Miriam considers a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 9, verse 38 to the end. This scripture considers Jesus’ response to his disciples who tried to prevent a person casting out demons in...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 9, verses 30 to 37. This scripture considers the disciples and Jesus’ journey to Capernaum, a town on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. The passage describes how...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 9, verses 14 to 29. This scripture considers what we can achieve and the difficulties we can overcome – belief and faith; “When the spirit saw him, immediately it threw...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 9, verses 2 to 30. This scripture considers Jesus’ transfiguration and the many events and sufferings before his crucifixion; “After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John,...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 8, verses 27 to 29:1. This scripture considers a conversation started as Jesus and his disciples, walk to Ceasarea Phillppi – leading to Jesus’ guidance for all who follow him;...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 6, verses 14 to 29. This scripture considers John the Baptist’s judgement of Herod – speaking truth to power – and Herod’s complex response; “Herod feared John, knowing that he...
Amelia and Laura lead both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Laura and Amelia consider a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 8, verses 11 to 21. This scripture describes faith and understanding – how we all look for signs and meaning. First recounting Jesus’ conversation with Pharisees, who asked him to...
Roberta leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Roberta considers a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 8, verses 1 to 10. This passage describes Jesus’ concern for a large crowd of about four thousand followers, who had gathered to hear him preach; “‘I have compassion for the crowd, because they...
Roberta leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Roberta considers a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 7, verse 31 to the end. This passage outlines Jesus and his disciples’ journey south from Tyre down the coast, through the region of Decapolis, to stay at Sidon on the Mediterranean sea. Here...
Roberta leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Roberta considers a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 7, verses 14 to 23. This passage describes Jesus’s talking to a crowd about goodness and purity of heart, which can be debased by many things, but not by the restrictions at the time...
