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Next to you and lonely Oberammergau Why has my father brought me here? A cup of joy! Saint Michael Praise to the Holiest in the height ** Next to you and lonely (Matthew 25:40) Cups of tea and people, People who do and who know. People with purposeful expressions, Their eyes searching beyond her, through...

The Slide Meditation on the Good Use of Sickness The Chief Purpose of Man The Lockdown Lifts Shadows and gravestones Morning Prayer Lord of the mountains ** Editor:  For anyone who is learning about trust in God…. The Slide As I watch She climbs the steps steadily, Holding the handrail, Her two-year old feet following...

Peace be with you Name above all Names Our Daily Bread Speak, don’t Strike! 23rd Psalm for the hard-pressed student Lo, I am with you always Good to know I am only one ** Peace be with you (Jn 20:24-31, 14:5,11:16) Through absence, Through doubt, Through questions And fears, Through locked doors And longing Jesus...

Peace be with you Name above all Names Our Daily Bread Speak, don’t Strike! 23rd Psalm for the hard-pressed student Lo, I am with you always Good to know ** Peace be with you (Jn 20:24-31, 14:5,11:16) Through absence, Through doubt, Through questions And fears, Through locked doors And longing Jesus comes. His risen presence...

Planted in the love of the Father In the Day of Trouble St Sofa’s Titwillow Shield me The cattle grazing ** Planted in the love of the Father Planted in the love of the Father You can grow, dear one, You can grow. Watered by the spring of the Spirit His fruit you’ll show, His...

Editor:   The following prayers concerning the coronavirus outbreak are found on the Church of England website at: https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/coronavirus-covid-19-liturgy-and-prayer-resources  They are by Barbara Glasson, President of the Methodist Conference. If you use these, please acknowledge.  Time of distress Keep us, good Lord, under the shadow of your mercy in this time of uncertainty and distress. Sustain and support...

The Changing The Mirror Easter Story Intercession God’s Word is Nourishment! Easter, our Marriage Ceremony ** The Changing Reflections of Mary (Mark 16:1-8) Our eyes seeing the same mountains, The gentle touching of our hands, Simply breathing the same air, Pleasures unrecognised till now, Gone…. In the changing. In the certainty of our grieving, You...

Stone-throwing Prayer for help and healing Saul and David The Table Hunger for God ** Stone-throwing (John 8:1-11) A familiar scene … Crowds of people with strong views, clamouring, demanding their way, intolerant of others who made different mistakes, different choices. A raucous, intimidating, egocentric baying for action. A familiar scene… Where is the love?...

Simeon Have Pity on Me Trumpets A Treasured Heart Love The Grace of God The Three protect thee The Leap Year ** Simeon (Luke 2:25-35) The waiting and the wondering are over, He is here, Revealed by the Spirit. By the Spirit filled and led I come, With my own arms to hold Him, With...

Wise Men A prayer for Love God’s hands   The Turning of the Year The Joys of January! Dedicating the ‘wild waves’ of 2020 to God – a Pilgrim’s Plea A waking prayer The Vision clear A prayer for humility ** Wise Men Once there were some wise men, They didn’t know the way, But they...

Christmas A Christmas Prayer Christmas Message When God was born Who Knew? The Christmas Caterpillar Bethlehemian Rhapsody ** Christmas (John1:1-14) Fumbling around in a frenzy, From September stress levels rise, Dates collide, Imagination falters As presents and experiences fail to satisfy The expectations of a world that walks In the darkness of denial and Dawkins....

(John1:1-14)   Fumbling around in a frenzy, From September stress levels rise, Dates collide, Imagination falters As presents and experiences fail to satisfy The expectations of a world that walks In the darkness of denial and Dawkins.   Yet all the time The light shines in that darkness, All the time The greatest gift shines...