‘Shout as loud as you can’, says God. ‘Remind my people about their sins! Every day they come to worship, eager for my ways, wanting to follow my laws. It gives them pleasure, so they say. But then they complain, asking why they should fast when it produces no favours, as though I am ignoring […]
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O Holy One, Lengthen Your love In these Lenten days Increasing Your Light In every evolution Of the human heart In its daily discovery Of a gravitational pull To You who centres Everything and everyone Even as You radiate Into spaces cosmic And otherwise unknown Except by You. Let it illumine Every hidden corner Longingly […]
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Twixt twelve and thirty years, who was Jesus, we ask? The Bible says nothing worth taking to task. A square or a rounder? – we’re all left to wonder How hearty he partied, how much did he blunder? ‘Twas the night before forty long days and dark nights When Jesus went wandering way out of […]
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A tool to use while walking through Lent: the Stations of the Cross, responding to 14 questions from Jesus Ideas for using this tool during Lent: Idea: engage with the questions by contemplating them as Stations of the Cross. Participants might be invited to write their reflections on papers and put them in baskets or […]
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Loving God, When devils in disguise Threaten to unhinge my life Grant me the grit of grace Turning temptations around Into opportunities to grow Strong in my desire for You Instead of the sneaky things So easily demanding attention Dressed up in pre-occupations Too numerous to count Their constant flow daring me To give my […]
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To the tune ‘Angel voices‘ by Edwin Monk Mountains reach to give you glory Valleys echo praise Heav’n and earth repeat your story Life shows us your way All creation’s loud ovation Celebrates you night and day Daily life applauds your blessings Love expressed below In our prayerful tongues confessing Love we need to show […]
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George Stuart has written at least one hymn for each Sunday of Lent, for each year of the Common Revised Lectionary. Using familiar tunes, he incorporates words that are straightforward, understandable and faithful. And they match musically so the songs are easy to sing. If you go directly to George’s website, you will find printable lyrics and music, […]
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A version of Romans 5. 12-19 First Sunday of Lent, Year A Adam set the tone. From his time onward, human beings seemed destined to do wrong and the path of wrongdoing led to a dead end. There was plenty of sin about before we were ever given the Law. But when there are no […]
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Lection for first Sunday in Lent, Year A To be read responsively, by two voices or by a solo voice Happy are the people whose misdeeds are forgiven; whose failures are totally blotted out! Happy are the people in whom God finds no fault, who prove to be straightforward and honest. When we own up […]
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This is one of three readings used to explore the Lent theme: “Hineni: Here I Am” – looking at the idea of spiritually showing up and saying ‘Yes’ to God’s call and invitation. Matthew 4:1-11 (slightly altered text) 3 Voices: Narrator, Tempter, Jesus Narrator: Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness […]
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