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Tip towards hopefulness

Dear Lord, We pray that our measure of strength will outweigh our burdens so that the balance of our spirit tips towards hopefulness, That our determination to do good will be greater than the frustrations which threaten to wear us down, That we will not be indifferent to the needs of others, but will continueContinue reading “Tip towards hopefulness”

Encountering God Part 5

Encountering God Part 5 We have to wait. This can be so painful. Some people may be able to say, “Bloody hell! I’ve been waiting all my life and the bastard’s still not turned up”. Let’s say it how it is and be honest with our feelings. God can take it. Can we? What onContinue reading “Encountering God Part 5”

A prayer for personal growth

God, our Father, Enfold us in the womb of your creative Spirit. In darkness and stillness, In the warmth of your compassion, In the activity of your love, In the mystery of your grace, Let the bud become a flower, And the flower bear fruit, And your love be honoured in our lives.

Encountering God Part 4

Encountering God Part 4 So, some people are lucky. They say that God, in his grace, always makes the first move, and they have encountered God: he is a reality in their lives, and they love him. What about those others who want to know God and God just isn’t playing his part? If youContinue reading “Encountering God Part 4”

Renewal

Teach us to trust the sureness of your forgiveness. Your grace opens up to us the way of salvation. And even while we still strive for fullness of life You fill us with peace, We neither deserve, nor can we understand. So, we praise you for the new life you give us. Tender to ourContinue reading “Renewal”

Encountering God. Part 3

Encountering God Part 3 Some of us are lucky and we have a religious upbringing. This means that we are introduced to ideas about God and to the normality of believing him before we have met him for ourselves. As we are children, we just go along with what our parents say. They – andContinue reading “Encountering God. Part 3”

Adoration and thanksgiving

Gentle and compassionate Lord, Whose joy in living pervades creation, Our laughter catches the echo of your mirth When friends celebrate their well-being together. We adore you in our thankfulness For the goodness we enjoy, And bless you for your silent strength Beside us in times of trouble. You have poured out your compassion uponContinue reading “Adoration and thanksgiving”

Encountering God Part 2

Encountering God Part 2 So, many people wait, wanting to believe, but not quite able to let themselves go – to give themselves to the life of faith, until they know for sure. There is this strange tension between knowledge and faith. People who have met with God are so overwhelmed by the reality andContinue reading “Encountering God Part 2”

Beloved

Beloved. I want to be empty. A blank page; an impenetrable darkness. And to be alone. Unmoved. Except that I know that the blackness is not a vacuum, but a space in which I can discover another, not myself, and that your nature is ‘beloved’. Then I want to reconstruct. To explore you. And findContinue reading “Beloved”

Encountering God Part 1

As it seemed to work OK last week publishing a long article in 5 daily posts, I thought I’d do the same this week – but even then, the chunks are pretty long! I thought I’d post a daily prayer alongside each one – at least they’re shorter! Encountering God Part 1 Dearest Lord, howContinue reading “Encountering God Part 1”