Pentecost 2021 Embracing God We thank you for being able to (carefully) hug each again. It’s been so very, very long that we thought we might have forgotten how. Thank you for the comfort that we give and receive in loving human contact. We pray for everyone who has no one to hold them […]
Christian Aid Week 2021 Great God, Who makes the sun to rise, and opens the heavens Hear the cry of the people Who sow in hope for rain, but reap only despair Hear the cry of the people Seeking shelter from the storm, their hopes and homes submerged Hear the […]
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A suitcase full of bricks – getting to Easter 2021 Dear God, “We’ve lost a year,” I heard someone say. As if it had slipped between the sofa cushions along with the remote and the spare change and pizza crumbs. Well, God, I haven’t lost a year, I’ve carried it, I’ve not been able to […]
Protecting God, We bring our anger to you today. We are fed up with women and girls being abused, harassed and killed. And being blamed for what others do to them. We remember that Jesus hung out with all kinds of women and honours us. He treats us with respect and speaks out in our […]
A prayer for the second Mothering Sunday in the pandemic Mothering God, we thank you that we are all tucked under the wing of Jesus the mother hen. We pray for anyone who finds Mothering Sunday / Mothers’ Day difficult for whatever reason – give them rest. We miss the mother-figures we have lost […]
Transforming God, Your spring is looking beautiful again. The snowdrops and the crocuses shout quietly of hope In their most fabulous of dresses in gardens and in graveyards, In woodlands and on roadsides. We’re glad to see them for the joy they give but…next to them our home-cut hair and lock-down clothes are looking slightly […]
Creator God, As I wheel my trolley at the supermarket – at a distance;As I order online – at a distance;As I receive my groceries on my doorstep – at a distance; be with me and help me. Remind me that I am not distant from suppliers, farmers & producers […]
As we are…a prayer for Kendal Creator God As we are saddened that the Christmas lights have been switched off and taken down, help us remember that hope did not come down with them. As we are chased up Highgate by cold winds on our daily exercise, our one trip into the world today, […]
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