Author: Robin.Kyd

Morning Prayer Friday, 24 September 2021

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to our Friday prayers. I have been fortunate enough to be able to return to taking part in worship in our beautiful building for the last few Sundays, but I am acutely aware that this is not possible for everyone – and we do miss you. I have been interested to see...

Morning Prayer Thursday, 23 September 2021

A reading from Psalm 19 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8 The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is...

Morning Prayer Wednesday, 22 September 2021

Good morning, Cornerstone companions! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. Who forgives all your sins and heals all your infirmities. Who redeems your life from the Pit and crowns you with faithful love and...

Sermon for Covenant Renewal Sunday, 19 September 2021

Revd Canon John Robertson Milton Keynes Director of Ecumenical Mission Introduction Today is a day of celebration, a day for renewing covenant, of joyfully recommitting ourselves to one another and to the mission and ministry to which God calls us. We are here to celebrate the bringing together of five communities of faith: Baptist, Methodist, Roman...

Prayer of the Week 19 September 2021

Living God, you created us as a people and claimed us for your own by the precious blood of your Son and our Lord. As we come before you this day to acknowledge your Sovereignty and grace, and to renew our covenant with you and our brothers and sisters, we pray that you will reveal any...

Sermon for 12 September 2021

By Revd George Mwaura Isaiah 50: 4–9a and Mark 8: 27–38 Lord, speak to the quietness of this place; speak words of consolation, healing, and wisdom by your Spirit, for your children await in eagerness. Amen In the musical show, Jesus Christ Superstar (ya’ll remember it?), Judas mocks Jesus saying, if you had come today you...

Sermon for Climate Sunday, 5 September 2021

By Revd George Mwaura Isaiah 58: 1–12 and John 1: 1–16 God of all creation, your goodness and glory shine forth through everything you have made. Through the light of faith, help us to see and treat this world as our common home, not as a resource to dominate and exploit. Amen The Intergovernmental Panel on...

Prayer of the Week 12 September 2021

Loving God, your name is veiled in mystery, yet we dare to call you Father;
your Son was begotten before all ages, yet was born among us in time.
Your Holy Spirit fills the whole creation, yet is poured forth now into our hearts.
Because you have made us and loved us and called us by name,
draw us more deeply into your divine life, that we may glorify you rightly,
through your Son and our Lord.
Amen

Morning Prayer Friday, 10 September 2021

Good morning to you all, God’s people, as this Friday morning brightens away from the sleepy darkness of restful night. Let us praise God together in this new day’s light. Thanks to you, O Lord our Preserver, who sustains our lives through the changing seasons of life and light. Through youthful spring and the soft light...

Prayer of the Week 5 September 2021

Creator God, you spoke into the silence and darkness, blowing clean life-giving air into space, warmth and life engulfed your creation. Solid ground formed out of gushing water and life appeared. You lovingly created the world and us. Now you look with sadness at the mess we have made of your creation and our desperate attempts...

Morning Prayer Thursday, 2 September 2021

A reading of Psalm 146 1 Praise the Lord. Praise the Lord, my soul. 2 I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings, who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on...