Author: Robin.Kyd

Morning Prayer Thursday, 25 February 2021

Second Temptation – To Be Spectacular Matthew 4:5–7 He will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone. Psalm 91: 11–12 For forty days and forty nights Jesus sleeps under the stars, waking...

Morning Prayer Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Good morning, Cornerstone friends on this day with promise of Spring. The government have outlined a programme to remove the restrictions on movement and meeting together, so it is a day to be thankful. My soul is pining for your salvation; I have hoped in your word. My eyes fail with watching for your word, while...

Music to End the Day Sunday, 21 February 2021

Good evening, friends. The six suites for unaccompanied cello by J.S. Bach are among the most ingenious and inspired of all his compositions. Written exactly 300 years ago, when Bach was Kappellmeister in Köthen, the single instrumental lines weave a miraculous pattern of implied harmonies and varied colours. The music historian Wilfred Mellers described the suites...

Holy Communion Sunday, 21 February 2021 Lent 1

A recording of the service is available here: Celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Preacher: Krou Assoua LLM Introit Welcome Prayer of the Week Hymn: Forty days and forty nights Forty days and forty nights thou wast fasting in the wild; forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: Sunbeams scorching all the day; chilly dew-drops nightly...

Evening Prayer Friday, 19 February 2021

Sometimes, it seems no time at all since Christmas, yet this week we have entered the season of Lent. I wonder what Lent means to you. In my early childhood, it did not mean much to me, but when I attended an Anglican secondary school, we were taught about the church year in our RE lessons....

Morning Prayer Friday, 19 February 2021

The beginning of Lent Good morning to you all and welcome to this time of prayer to begin the day. Let’s start with praise to God for his unrelenting goodness to us all. As this day brightens, forcing away the night, we give thanks to God for keeping us safely in sleep and bringing us gently...

Evening Prayer Thursday, 18 February 2021

A reading from Psalm 25 1 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. 2 I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. 3 No-one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. 4 Show...

Morning Prayer Thursday, 18 February 2021

The Messiah is Called the Servant ‘Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth.’ Isaiah...

Reflection for Ash Wednesday, 17 February 2021

By Revd George Mwaura Joel 2: 12–18 & Mathew 6: 1–7 Merciful God, your Son battled with the powers of darkness, and grew closer to you in the desert. Help us as we hear your message of repentance and returning to you, to use these days of Lent to grow in wisdom and prayer that we...

Morning Prayer Ash Wednesday, 17 February 2021

Good morning to you all on this first day of Lent: a time of self-examination and testing, until 4 April 2021. Have you joined one of the Lent courses? Have you made a promise to yourself to give up any particular food or habit? Let us look at the Bible readings and pray. Have mercy on...

Music to End Transfiguration Sunday, 14 February 2021

Before the penitential season of Lent begins, we are reminded today of the revelation of God’s glory in Christ on the Feast of Transfiguration – Jesus appears in dazzling white on the mountain with Elijah and Moses (Mark 9, 2–9). The disciples misunderstand, thinking that this is their final destination (Let us make three tabernacles, one...

Reflection on the Transfiguration Sunday, 14 February 2021

By Revd George Mwaura Lord, as we bow in prayer, we ask that you reveal yourself in the ordinary places we inhabit so we may behold your glory and receive the salvation wrought by your Son. Amen On 17 January this year, a team of climbers from Nepal became the first mountaineers successfully to complete a winter...

Holy Communion Sunday, 14 February 2021

This Service was conducted by Zoom. Full details on how to access the Zoom Service can be found here. A recording of the service is available here: Preacher: Revd George Mwaura Celebrant: Revd Ernesto Lozada-Uzuriaga Introit: O Nata Lux de Lumine Welcome Prayer of the Week – the Transfiguration Almighty God, we ask you to show...

Prayer of the Week 14 February 2021

Almighty God, we ask you to show us something more
of who you are and how awesome your presence is.
Overcome our fear of the unknown and lead us into a new experience of you.
May our worship today be as on a mountain-top,
a transforming encounter that empowers our discipleship.
Amen

Evening Prayer Friday, 12 February 2021

As I’ve listened to the news this week, it has prompted me to think about the difference it makes to any community whether people choose to keep what they have to themselves or to share it with others. The differences can be stark whether we are thinking about sharing our time, sharing what we own or...