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Praying Hands Good evening, everybody. I hope today has brought you many blessings, as well as, no doubt, some challenges. I am sure many of you know Albrecht Dürer’s ‘Praying Hands’. I have found this an inspirational picture for many years. I find the drawing itself very powerful. Some of you will also know the apocryphal...
A reading from Isaiah 43: 1–3. This is the word of the Lord, the word of your Creator, the one who fashioned you, Israel: ‘Have no fear, for I have redeemed you; I call you by name; you are mine. When you pass through water, I shall be with you; when you pass through rivers, they...
Organ Prelude: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier (J.S. Bach) Hymn: How sweet the name of Jesus sounds How sweet the name of Jesus sounds in a believer’s ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast; ’tis manna to the...
I am the Resurrection and the Life The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is a historic fact. It is the foundation of Christian expectation and hope, and this hope is found only in the risen Lord and the Easter story. There is ample evidence that Jesus is the Son of God. When Mary would have held on...
Building Faith in God How long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Habakkuk 1: 2 The prophet Habakkuk was troubled by the turbulent times in which he lived. Habakkuk questioned God because he couldn’t understand why there was evil in the world; the wicked seemed to be winning and God appeared...
Good morning, Living Stones. I trust that you have had a refreshing sleep, ready for this new day. It’s a bit cooler than last week, but the gardens need the rain. The thoughts I want to share with you this morning are from a short book Being Disciples by Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury. The idea...
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. Psalm 95: 2 Praise the Lord. Praise the name of the Lord. Praise him, you servants of the Lord, you who minister in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God. Psalm 134:...
Open my lips,O Lord,and my mouth shall proclaim your praise. Psalm 51: 16 Come,let us bow down and bend the knee,and kneel before the Lord Our Maker. Psalm 95:6 As the night ends, so a new day begins. Lord,we thank you for another day. We know not what the day holds for us, for all those...
Hello, everyone. ‘Stay with us, for it is evening, and the day is almost over.’ So he went in to stay with them. And when he had sat down with them at the table, he took bread, and offered it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognised him! Luke 24: 29–31 As I...
Call to Worship
Good morning, fellow pilgrims!
God is good!
All the time.
While two of the disciples were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognising him. Lord, open our eyes, and travel with us, for you are risen indeed, hallelujah!
Alleluia! God is good.
How wonderful it is for God to make it possible for us to continue meeting together even without a physical contact; we thank you God. And because we are thankful, let us pause for a few seconds, gather our thoughts and begin to worship together.
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By Revd George Mwaura An Emmaus Experience Based on Luke 24: 13–35. Loving God open our ears to hear your word and know your voice. Open our eyes to recognise you even in the darkness of suffering. Speak to our hearts and strengthen our wills, that we may serve you today and always. Amen There’s a...
Loving God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread:
Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his redeeming work.
May we, too, open our doors to our neighbours, so that love and friendship can flourish, and all can enjoy the feast.
May the risen Christ walk by our side and never, ever leave us.
Amen
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A time for everything 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to...
6 On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine – the best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will...
Good evening everyone. I hope you have had a fruitful day and can find some blessings that you can reflect on as we prepare for the night ahead. I have chosen a passage from St Luke this evening. It seemed appropriate to reflect on the fact that, however fearful we become because of the difficulties we...
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