Author: Ian Trimnell

Good morning, Cornerstone Friends. One of the things I most appreciate in nature is the changing of the seasons. As we look around us now we can see signs of the beginning of autumn: beautiful, lush red berries, orange and russet leaves on some of the trees, crunchy leaves underfoot, brambles growing by the redways and...

This morning, as we greet and embrace this glorious day that the Lord has made let us begin our prayers by meditating on the words of this beautiful song by Mitchell Hugh: Thy loving kindness is better than life Thy loving kindness is better than life My lips shall praise thee, thus still I bless thee...

PROGNOSIS by Jane Kenyon I walked alone in the chill of dawn while my mind leapt, as the teachers of detachment say, like a drunken monkey. Then a gray shape, an owl, passed overhead. An owl is not like a crow. A crow makes convivial chuckings as it flies, but the owl flew well beyond me...

A CLEAR MIDNIGHT by Walt Whitman This is thy hour O Soul, thy free flight into the wordless, Away from books, away from art, the day erased, the lesson done, Thee fully forth emerging, silent, gazing, pondering the themes thou lovest best, Night, sleep, death and the stars. Good morning and welcome to Morning Prayer The...

A SAD CHILD by Margaret Atwood You’re sad because you’re sad. It’s psychic. It’s the age. It’s chemical. Go see a shrink or take a pill, or hug your sadness like an eyeless doll you need to sleep. Well, all children are sad but some get over it. Count your blessings. Better than that, buy a...

Morning prayers Today our meditation is from 1 Kings 18:17-46 (NIV) 17 When he saw Elijah, he said to him, ‘Is that you, you troubler of Israel?’ 18 ‘I have not made trouble for Israel,’ Elijah replied. ‘But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. 19 Now summon the people from...

Good morning Living Stones Let us meet in a spirit of genuine love, friendship, respect, and understanding. Heavenly Father We begin our day with thanksgiving to you For protecting us throughout the night We give thanks to You For one of our greatest blessings The gift of waking up to experience another day We are encouraged...

Good Morning  Living Stones Family!! We give thanks to God for giving us yet another day. We are living in challenging times of natural disasters, illnesses, losses and list is endless but we have been granted this day; not by mighty but just God’s grace. Let us be glad and rejoice. “You are the glorious morning,...

On traveling to beautiful places by Mary Oliver Every day I’m still looking for God and I’m still finding him everywhere, in the dust, in the flowerbeds. Certainly in the oceans, In the islands that lay in the distance Continents of ice, countries of sand Each with its own set of creatures And God, by whatever...

Morning prayer from Suzanne Richardson-Bailey (audio only).

Good morning, Cornerstone Friends. I was delighted to be asked to join those providing daily prayers since I have so much appreciated all the prayers written for us since the start of the pandemic. And also the opportunity they have given to feel a real connection with you all. As we start a new day, let...

LIKE THEY SAY by Robert Creeley Underneath the tree on some soft grass I sat, I watched two happy woodpeckers be disturbed by my presence. And why not, I thought to myself, why not. Good morning and welcome to Morning Prayer The night has passed, and the day lies open before us; let us pray with...