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It was a Skype conversation, a disembodied voice through a computer screen and although I could not see his face, I knew something was wrong the moment he started talking. ‘What’s the matter?’ I asked. ‘You sound distracted.’ ‘My mother is in hospital,’ he said. ‘She has this virus. We don’t know what to do. We...
Funny, how our priorities change. I work as a business coach. A month ago, I had a coaching conversation with a manager about his career. He was worried about being by-passed on the career ladder and at the same time struggling with the work–home life balance. ‘When I get home,’ he said. ‘I am tired out....
Water featured in God’s designs from the beginning of Creation, and without it life as we know it could not exist on earth. In the Old Testament, God supernaturally provided water for the Israelites while they were going through the desert. The Bible presents countless references about water and its use, e.g. for drinking, cleansing, hygienic and religious purposes; as well as significant social events around wells. In the Book of Leviticus, God gave civil principles for handling food, disease, etc. In the New Testament, Jesus was baptised in the River Jordan by John the Baptist before He started his ministry. His first miracle was turning water into wine. When Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well he told her about Living Water which he gives. During the Last Supper Jesus washed his disciples’ feet. He wanted them to understand the importance of service to each other and in the world.
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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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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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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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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...
Take time to collect our thoughts and empty our minds.
God raised Christ from the dead, the Lamb without spot or stain.
Alleluia
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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....
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....
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
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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A virtual service for Good Friday, 10 April 2020
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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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