Author: Ian Trimnell

Morning Prayer Friday, 17 September 2021

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...

Morning Prayer Thursday, 16 September 2021

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...

Morning Prayer Wednesday, 15 September 2021

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,...

Prayers for the Day, Tuesday

Morning Prayer Tuesday, 14 September 2021

THERE WILL COME SOFT RAINS by Sara Teasdale There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground, And swallows circling with their shimmering sound; And frogs in the pools singing at night, And wild plum trees in tremulous white; Robins will wear their feathery fire, Whistling their whims on a low fence-wire; And not...

Morning Prayer Monday, 13 September 2021

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 Wednesday, 8 September 2021

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...

Morning Prayer Tuesday, 7 September 2021

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...

Service of Thanksgiving & Renewal, Sunday 5 September 2021, 3.00pm

On Climate Sunday, 5th September 2021, there will be a special Service of Thanksgiving and Renewal at 3:00 pm.  The service will be led by the Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Dr Steven Croft, and the Presidents of the Milton Keynes Mission Partnership.
Click on the heading above to view the live stream and the order of service.

Morning Prayer Friday, 3 September 2021

Have you found some of the recent news broadcasts difficult to listen to, as I have?  While our hearts may have been uplifted by the determination and achievements of those taking part in the Paralympic Games, nevertheless much of our news, especially some of the harrowing stories from Afghanistan, has brought feelings of shock, disappointment, or...

Sermon for Sunday 29 August 2021

By Revd George Mwaura Psalm 15 & James 1: 17–27 God of wisdom, teach us to utilise the gifts you have given us wisely, using them to build each other and your church. Amen Today’s message from the letter of the Apostle James is not justification by works, but justification that works. He insists that righteousness...

Sunday Evening Together – 29 August 2021

At 6pm we will be leading the next Sunday Evening Together. This will be a relaxed time of fellowship with songs, reading, prayers and a short reflection given by Revd. George Mwaura. We plan that the meeting will be no more than 45 minutes long. While this is aimed primarily at those of our fellowship who...

Sunday Evening Together – 22 August 2021

At 6pm we will be holding our next Sunday Evening Together. Krou Assoua LLM will be leading this meeting, which will be a relaxed time of fellowship with songs, reading, prayers and a short reflection. We plan that the meeting will be no more than 45 minutes long. While this is aimed primarily at those of...