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.
Rob considers Advent and Epiphany – the birth and manifestation of the Christ child – who came to rid the world of sin. Rob asks our Lord to come again and redeem us and prays that at our beginning and our end we are brought with all creation to God’s glory, Rob’s last Evening Prayer...
Our last Morning Prayer with Roberta this week and she considers how best to pray and acknowledge God through our words, thoughts and actions. She asks for our Lord to support us all our lives, until the fever of our life is over and our work done.
Rob contemplates humanity and how Jesus was sent to share our lives and weaknesses this Evening Prayer. He thanks God for bringing this day to a close and for giving us rest tonight, and prays that we are forgiven for moments of lack of faith, for any wrong we may have committed, or harm we...
Roberta asks our Lord to pour brilliance and light into areas of our lives that preoccupy us with dark thoughts, depression or lack of empathy. She prays that we may develop penetrating and discerning minds, retain ideas, find learning and understanding easier and the grace to express ourselves with clarity – so that we may...
Evening Prayer and Rob reads an extract from a 6th century text that considers the birth of Christ and the infinite affect this has on the world – from the skies and stars, to the sea’s abyss, to the earth – we praise, glorify and honour Jesus, Father and Holy Ghost.
Roberta prays for all planting seeds at this time. We ask for our Lord to nourish, protect and bless all our bulbs and seeds – sewn in hope. May they grow in bounty and beauty. Roberta also asks God to lay a blanket of protection over all children unable to attend school, may they have...
