Naomi rejoices in the gift of this new day and praises God’s name as she recites Psalm 105. She asks our Lord to be a bright flame before us, our guiding star above us, a smooth path beneath our feet and kind shepherd behind us. She thanks God for holding us close – we know...
Naomi’s beautiful and thought-provoking Morning Prayer asks God for greater discernment – so that all that is worth knowing is revealed to us. So that we may love what is worth loving, praise what delights God most, value what is precious, reject evil, and judge rightly between things. Naomi’s own prayer is inspired by this...
Naomi leads our first Morning Prayer this week – she considers abandonment and prays that we accept God’s will and commend our souls into God’s hands. For we love God and need to surrender ourselves without reserve and with boundless confidence. Psalm 96 inspires Naomi’s prayer this morning; “O worship the Lord in the beauty...
Today marks the funeral of HRH Prince Philip and we extend our deepest condolences to the Queen and Royal Family. Our Vicar reads the last Morning Prayer this week and considers the Easter story and the power of redemptive love – all the truth, majesty and creativity of a living God, healing broken hearts by...
Revd. Liz recites Psalm 57; “In the shadow of your wings will I take refuge, until the storm of destruction has passed by.” Liz prays to our Lord who protects us and weeps with us, as we mourn those we love who have died during this pandemic. She raises prayers to Christ who heals our...
Our rector Liz leads our joyful Morning Prayer – she thanks our Lord for all of our ‘desert’ experiences, when being confronted with ourselves makes us realise how much we need God when alone and tempted to do wrong. Liz considers the resurrection and prays that the sparks cast by Christ’s love, dance and burst...
Our joyful Morning Prayer – may we rejoice in this day God has made! We pray with one heart and mind with Revd. Liz as she recites Psalm 16; “The Lord himself is my portion and my cup; in your hands alone is my fortune…” Liz asks God to walk with us all, along every...
Revd. Liz considers the plight of the poor and destitute – how is it that scripture says that we are worth more to our Father than a sparrow, yet the poor are as thin as birds, dressed not like the lilies of the field but in ragged clothing? How can we square children starving in...
Our Rector leads this week’s Morning Prayer – we are still in Easter season and Revd. Liz considers Christ’s resurrection. She prays when darkness overwhelms us, that our risen Christ gives us faith in a new dawn beckoning us each day and that his life touches us, releasing us from doubt and fear. Liz prays...
Our last Morning Prayer with Ann and Austin (our mother and son team), this week. Ann asks our Lord for simplicity of faith and a generosity of service, which gives without counting the cost. They pray that our lives overflow with God’s grace and that we may show the power of love to a broken...
