Luke 1:46b-55 What might Mary have said when she learned that she was about to become an unwed teenage mother? I’m what? Pregnant? And you want me to tell people what!? You know that in the eyes of all my neighbours, my child will always be regarded as a . . .. You know what […]
Tune: The Ash Grove, folk tune The great works of nature depend on the small things: The icecaps need snowflakes, the orchards need bees, The forests need fungi, the whales need their plankton And microbes bring life to the soil and the seas. For the bugs and the slugs and the weeds in the wasteland […]
What words herald the Advent season? Familiar? New? Light-hearted? Reflective? Confessional? Hopeful? Here are Advent worship resources from around the world to explore and use. Scroll down to find: Advent prayers and worship resources Advent songs, carols & music Complete services, Dramas, Nativities and Christmas Pageants Link to Advent images Blue Christmas resources Advent prayers […]
Tune: Bunessan (Morning has broken) Praise God, creator, source of all being, present around us, and deep within. When we are open, accepting and loving, we find connections, journeys begin. Praise God in singing, dancing and playing, showing God’s wonders through every word. Sharing ideas, new paths revealing, journeys continue, Spirit is heard. Praise God […]
First Sunday of Advent, Year A Inspired by Romans 13.8-14 and Matthew 18.15-20 People of God, open your eyes! Look around! The presence of Christ is here— among us and within us. God’s salvation is close at hand— nearer than you know. So open your hearts and minds to the Spirit, and let us worship […]
Commitment for Life Worship Resources These worship resources support the global outreach programme of the United Reformed Church in Great Britain called ‘Commitment for Life’. Worship Words has agreed to provide this space for supportive worship resources. All worship resources are available copyright-free. Please acknowledge the writer. (Note: most of Commitment for Life resources use […]
God gave us paradise Then the devil (a creation of God) Convinced us that perfect wasn’t good enough We wanted hyper-perfection We threw away perfection (a creation of God) Convinced that we can do better (than God…) God still gives us now And we still choose to waste it Convinced that one ‘taste’ is better […]
Making use of John 1:5 I am cast adrift, O God, I am cut off from your face. A thick darkness surrounds me, I am enmeshed in a mist of confusion. And it seems all creation must mourn, Must mourn and lament, must weep, For we are alone and apart, The light has gone out […]
God doesn’t ask us to believe in the future. God calls us to believe the future in! Without vision, people perish. God doesn’t ask us to believe in love. God asks us to believe love in, by what we do and say in our relationships and daily priorities. God doesn’t ask us to believe in […]
God, you are our portion and our cup. From your hands we receive our life today and our hope for tomorrow. We are glad with all you bring. How pleasant the company of God’s faithful people! What a pleasure to be with them! Those who take off after other attractions bring only trouble upon themselves. […]
