Author: Robin.Kyd

Morning Prayers Thursday, 16 April 2020

This morning you might be feeling that you are between a rock and a hard place. In every aspect, life has been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. Sadly, it is a time of sorrow and mourning as this unexpected crisis has taken thousands of lives in the United Kingdom. On Easter Sunday, we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which reminded us of the everlasting Love which God has for us, and strengthened us in faith and hope. Jesus said, that He is the resurrection and the life; and over 300 times we are told in the Bible that we should not fear.

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Evening Prayers Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Your unfailing love is better than life; therefore, I shall sing your praises. Thus all my life I bless you; in your name I lift my hands in prayer. I am satisfied as with a rich feast and there is a shout of praise on my lips. I call you to mind on my bed and meditate on you in the night watches, for you have been my help and I am safe in the shadow of your wings.

A prayer at the end of the day from the Lutheran tradition:

Gracious Lord we give you thanks for this day,
especially for the good we were permitted to give and receive.
The day is now past and we commit it to you. …

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Morning Prayers Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Praise be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, he gave us new birth into a living hope, the hope of an inheritance, reserved in heaven for YOU, which nothing can destroy or spoil or whither.
Welcome to the new day, Living Stones.
May we rejoice in it.
Let us pray for our suffering world, our community and ourselves. …

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Evening Prayers Tuesday, 14 April 2020

Let us keep apart for a while from our days activities and prepare for time with God. Let us give thanks for this day and pray that this evening may be holy, good and peaceful. As our evening prayer rises before you, O God, so may your mercy come down upon us to cleanse our hearts...

10.00 am Easter Holy Communion, 12 April 2020

Choral prelude for Easter Day – Christ Lag In Todesbanden, J.S. Bach Introduced and played by Adrian Boynton, Director of Music (recorded before the Cornerstone building was closed) Prayer Risen Lord Jesus, we adore you and praise your name. Today you defeated death and rose again. You died on the cross that we might be free....

Sermon for Easter Day, 12 April 2020

by Revd George Mwaura Resurrection Hope – Matthew 28: 1–10 Lord, we thank you for the gift of your Word, and as we reflect on the Easter Sunday event, we pray that you would open our hearts and our minds to hear afresh your message of resurrection in the name of the one who overcame death....

Prayer of the Week Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020

Risen Lord Jesus,
we adore you and praise your name.
Today you defeated death and rose again.
You died on the cross that we might be free.
Thank you, risen Lord, that you did this for us,
so that we might enjoy the freedom of eternal life.
Risen Lord Jesus,
we love you, we worship you, we adore you.
Amen

Words and Music for Good Friday

Choral Prelude for Good Friday: O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sunde gross by J.S. Bach; Sermon by Revd Wendy Carey; Psalm for Good Friday: Psalm 51 Miserere mei Deus, sung by the Choir of the Church of Christ the Cornerstone

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The Last Seven Words of Jesus

The Last Seven Words of Jesus has been widely used since the sixteenth century as a spiritual tool for prayer, meditation and above all self-examination. …
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