‘Commitment for Life’ is the global mission support and advocacy group within the United Reformed Church in Great Britain. It’s name might be replaced in this prayer by the mission arm of another church or faith group. Also, include relevant specific ‘mission partners’, again making necessary alterations to the text. Creator God, you pour your […]
O Holy Spirit of Fire, life in the life of all life, holy are you, enlivening all thing. Holy are you, a healing balm to the broken. Holy are you, washing blistered wounds O Holy Breath O Fire of Life, O Sweetness in my breast infusing my heart with the fine scent of truth. O […]
Text to read before the message: John 13:31a, 33-35 Prepared as a Children’s Message, but usable with all ages. To learn the tune: Todah, La El, Hallelujah – YouTube ( start at 1:12; not great, but the best example I can find) Good morning. My name is ____________. What are your names? How does God […]
Adapted from Psalm 50:1-7 Might be read as a responsive reading with the congregation or by two readers From the rising of the sun to where it sets God almighty speaks, calling to all the earth. God shines forth. God is coming! In all power and might, A fire before, a storm raging all around. […]
Shared at the Armenian Genocide Remembrance service held 24 April, 2019, at Christ Church, Dublin, Ireland, (slightly adapted for Worship Words). Each section to be read by a different reader. We remember the descendants of the Armenian, Assyrian, Greek and Chaldean, people scarred by the violence over a century ago and pray for the healing […]
‘Whoever you are, and wherever you are on life’s journey you are welcome here at Christ’s table.’* You can bring your problems, you can bring your doubts. You can bring your body with its aches and pains, its stretchmarks and scars. You can come in your ‘Sunday best’ or your scruffiest scuffed-up sneakers. You can […]
inspired by Psalm 106 To be read responsively Praise the Eternal One! We give thanks for God’s steadfast love. Praise God’s mighty acts of creation and the wonders of the universe. We give thanks for beauty and goodness. Praise the Holy One that hope is not extinguished by evil. We give thanks for God’s promise […]
Matthew 18:21-35 To forgive you will pass through the sea. You will leave much behind: what is owed, obligations, the heavy chains of your master anger. Just leave them. You will be tempted to turn back and fight but that is the slavery you are escaping, the lie of superior and inferior, the cruel economy […]
The Armenian Genocide began on April 24, 1915. ‘This was the first genocide of the 20th century, perpetrated by the Ottoman Government against members of their own nation. The genocide erased approximately 75% of the world’s Armenian population—approximately 1.5 million people.’ (source: VA News) ‘The wide-scale extermination and subsequent lack of accountability inspired Polish lawyer […]
Tune: Christ the Lord is Risen Today – Easter Hymn 7.7.7.7. At the dawn new life surprises, Alleluia From the darkness light arises, Alleluia See the stone is rolled away, Alleluia On this resurrection day, Alleluia Over death God’s love prevails, Alleluia Over all of our travails, Alleluia By no cross is it restrained, Alleluia […]
