God of Joy, who created a world infused with Joy in nature, nurture and the name of Jesus, teach us how to rejoice in Joy today. When it is easy, dance with us in our ecstasy. Sing with us in our gleeful expression. Celebrate with us in our appreciation and revel with us in outContinue reading “Prayers for Sunday 18th April 2021”
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Prayers for Sunday 11th April 2021
God who celebrates us as we are – whole, scarred, confident, nervous, joyful, angry, and everything in between – be with us this day. Be with the bereaved, as we are given a stark reminder this week that death comes to us all. Bless all those who mourn, from the Royal family to our closestContinue reading “Prayers for Sunday 11th April 2021”
Would Jesus have said #MeToo?
TW: There are some mild references in this blog to sexual abuse and rape which you may find disturbing. Please use your discretion in reading further. Peace be with you, and blessings should you need them. Have you ever wondered why the Romans dressed Jesus up, only to put his clothes back on him? SeemsContinue reading “Would Jesus have said #MeToo?”
What an Easter!
I sat up on Easter Monday and realised I hadn’t done my blog prayers on Easter Sunday! And I smiled. For there was no guilt, no shame. I wasn’t going to beat myself up for that. Alleluia! He is risen indeed. For what an Easter journey it has been. I have felt so disconnected. Lost.Continue reading “What an Easter!”
A Prayer for Sunday 28th March 2021, Palm Sunday
God who showed us the way to live is not through greatness, but through humility, help us to always seek the way of service over the way of glory. Jesus who rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey, knowing what was to come, help us to always walk the path before us with grace evenContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 28th March 2021, Palm Sunday”
A Prayer for Sunday 21st March 2021
Spirit who calls us to brave and bold steps, may we never lose the courage to say ‘yes’. Spirit who leads us as we speak out against injustice, may we never lose the courage to raise our voices loud. Spirit who refills us as we run empty from our endeavours, may we never lost theContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 21st March 2021”
A Prayer for Sunday 7th March 2021
God who parents, nurtures, co-creates and delights in our growth. We thank you today for all we are. For the melodies you sing over us and the tapestries you weave, knowing we will become them one day even as we weep into the broken mess which is all we see; we thank you for theContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 7th March 2021”
A Prayer for Sunday 28th February 2021
As we wait this Lent, for things to change and new life ahead, wait with us, God of all. All who rejoice and all who mourn All who dance and all who are still All who sing and all who wail All who celebrate and all who grieve All who thrive and all who wiltContinue reading “A Prayer for Sunday 28th February 2021”
Prayers for Sunday 21st February 2021
We’re hanging on by our fingertips, God. They’re bruised and sore. Soothe them, Spirit of healing. Smother them with balm and cover them in silken wrappings, that they may be refreshed and made whole again. Keep us fit for the road ahead as we walk alongside you Jesus, and our fellow pilgrims. We keep haulin’,Continue reading “Prayers for Sunday 21st February 2021”
Prayers for Sunday 14th February 2021; Racial Justice Sunday
On this day, I sit and reflect on why we need to pull out Racial Justice as a single thread. Social Justice as a whole is our reason for being as followers of Christ, after all. Yet who can look back over the furore surrounding Jarel Robinson-Brown in recent weeks and deny a discourse aroundContinue reading “Prayers for Sunday 14th February 2021; Racial Justice Sunday”
Deconstructing Church 