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New Year The New Year My plans for you A Prayer for Wisdom to redeem the time A Dressing Prayer Solitude No Coming to God without Christ A Prayer for Students ** Editor: As another whole year stretches out before us… New Year (Gal 3:29, Mt 28:20) Jesus, Heir of the promise, Hope of the...

Good News Christmas Prayer Christmas Day Bethlehem Ephrathah Twisty the Tree I heard the Bells on Christmas Day Where are we?  ** Good News (Luke 2:1-14) Good news! Good news of great joy – and it outweighs the bad news of the journey, of the rejection, of the confusion that made, and makes up life...

Autumn We Remember You are my Memorial A prayer of remembering and looking forward Hope in the Darkness Advent Song Grandad’s Typewriter   ** Autumn He arrives in a coat of many colours, Flame, gold, russet and brown, Autumn appears with dancing feet Crunching on leaves the wind has blown down. Rustling and bustling, friend...

Editor:  Nigel Beeton writes:  Her Majesty had a very long life, didn’t she? I kind of stupidly didn’t really ever come to terms with the obvious fact that she would always be my Queen! But we prayed ‘Long live our noble Queen’ every time we sang the National Anthem, and God really did answer that...

Word-search Prayer for October 2022 Petition at Rising Love and protection JESUS Five senses Frequently Asked Questions A prayer for morning… and for evening We are rivers Rise up…. ** Word-search (John 1:1, Genesis 1:1, Isaiah 55:11, Hebrews 4:12) Life is a Word-search. Think John, chapter one. There will be distractions In the search, Interesting...

Going back Prayer for September The Rhythms of Creation Dagon and the Ark The Wedding Guest Belonging to God ** Editor: Here is a poem written with ‘Back to Church’ Sunday in mind, which this year is on 18th September. Going back (Luke 15:11-32) Could I go back After all this time, After all I’ve...

The Slide Prayer for August What a world A Blessing Comes Morning Prayer Meditation on the Good Use of Sickness Transfiguration Sing hosanna! Praise! Jonah The hand of Christ ** 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...

The Difference Dear Creator God The Summer Garden The Sticky Label Evening Sun You wait for us St Swithun’s Day, if thou dost rain ** The Difference So often I can’t wear the right clothes, Speak the right words, Fit the right mould, Be the shape people want me to be, Expect me to be,...

Your Servant Elizabeth Spirit of God Prayer for June 2022 Platinum Jubilee Celebration A (Royal) Dog’s Life Hear our Prayer Come Holy Ghost A Small Drop of Water Behold, enfold, hold Road of my Desire ** Editor: The Church of England has offered these two prayers for use during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. You may...

The Changing Prayer for May The travellers The Refugee Bovinophobia Ascension Day ** The Changing Reflections of Mary (Mark 16: v1-8) 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 surprise us,...

Emmaus Easter Prayer 2022 That Day He too A Garden of Delight An Easter prayer The Call ** Emmaus (Luke 24:13-32) In the breaking of the bread Our eyes were opened, We knew Him then. The Lord was with us In Emmaus, There was no doubt. He was alive and with us, The scriptures made...

Mother’s Way When the angel told Mary she would give birth to God’s Son SPRING Lenten Contrition Have Pity on Me Grace of Love The Vernal Equinox The Computer Swallowed Grandad! ** Editor:  With both Mothering Sunday and the Annunciation this month, we offer the following on motherhood…. Mother’s Way (Luke 2:19,51) You treasure those...