Morning Prayer Friday July 30th 2021
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Morning Prayer Friday July 30th 2021

Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. This day marks the lives of anti-slavery campaigners William Wilberforce, Olaudah Equiano and Thomas Clarkson. We pray for all enslaved in the past and now and we pray for justice and freedom from slavery for all. Today’s Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Luke’s...

Evening Prayer Thursday July 29th 2021
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Evening Prayer Thursday July 29th 2021

Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. Ansai leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Ansai asks us to be reflective and bring to mind the love and support we have received, or perhaps recognise the courage we have found today. Ansai inspires us to...

Morning Prayer Thursday July 29th 2021
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Morning Prayer Thursday July 29th 2021

Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Luke’s gospel, chapter 23 verse 56b to chapter 24, verse 12. This scripture describes the women – intending to anoint Jesus’ body with spices and oils – discovering that Jesus’ body had gone; “They found the stone...

Evening Prayer Wednesday July 28th 2021
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Evening Prayer Wednesday July 28th 2021

Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. Ansai leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer – Ansai asks us to be reflective and bring to mind the love and support we have received, or perhaps recognise the courage we have found today. Ansai inspires us to...

Morning Prayer Wednesday July 28th 2021
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Morning Prayer Wednesday July 28th 2021

Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Luke’s gospel, chapter 23 verses 44 to 56a. This scripture describes Jesus’ death on the cross; “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed; and the...

Evening Prayer Tuesday July 27th 2021
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Evening Prayer Tuesday July 27th 2021

Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. Ansai leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer and Ansai asks us to be reflective and bring to mind the love and support we have received or perhaps the courage we have found, as we look back over our...

Morning Prayer Tuesday July 27th 2021
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Morning Prayer Tuesday July 27th 2021

Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Luke’s gospel, chapter 23 verses 26 to 43. This scripture describes Simon of Cyrene, forced to carry Jesus’ cross, the women following behind the procession and the criminals response to being put to death beside Jesus, an...

Evening Prayer Monday July 26th 2021
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Evening Prayer Monday July 26th 2021

Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. Ansai leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer and Ansai asks us, as we listen to the scripture tonight, to try to place ourselves in the scene, turning our gaze to focus on tomorrow, what do you see?

Morning Prayer Monday July 26th 2021
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Morning Prayer Monday July 26th 2021

Ansai leads both Morning and Evening Prayer this week. Today’s Morning Prayer – Ansai considers a passage from Mark’s gospel, chapter 1 verses 14 to 20. This scripture describes Jesus inviting Andrew and Simon to become his disciples; “As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a...

Evening Prayer Saturday July 24th 2021
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Evening Prayer Saturday July 24th 2021

Our prayers examine scripture and support our response in a prayerful and reflective way. Jim, one of our Church Wardens at St Thomas’ Church, Old Charlton, leads Evening and Morning Prayer this week. Evening Prayer and Jim asks us to spend a moment talking to God… turning your gaze to focus on tomorrow, what do...