Author: Robin.Kyd

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our Friday Morning Prayers. To focus our minds on God this morning, I am going to use a prayer written by St Anselm, who was the Archbishop of Canterbury at the end of the Eleventh Century: Come now, turn aside for awhile from your daily employment. Escape for a moment...

God saw that it was Good The heavens declare the glory of God;  the skies proclaim the work of His hands. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. It rises at one end of the heavens  and makes its circuit to the other;  nothing is deprived of its warmth. (Excerpts from Psalm...

What Is Truth? In John 18, Jesus tells Pontius Pilate, ‘The reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.’ Pilate replies with a question, ‘What is truth?’ In his book entitled Saving Christianity Michael Yussef comments, Apparently, Jesus saw a...

Good morning Cornerstone friends.
Welcome to our morning gathering together.

Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens
and your faithfulness to the clouds.

Your righteousness stands like the strong mountains,
       your justice like the great deep;
you, Lord, shall save both man and beast.

How precious is your loving mercy, O God!
All mortal flesh shall take refuge
       under the shadow of your wings.

They shall be satisfied with the abundance of your house;
they shall drink from the river of your delights.

For with you is the well of life
and in your light shall we see light.

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Evening Prayers on this ‘Good Shepherd’ Sunday are prompted by verses from this morning’s Gospel reading from John chapter 10. Then said Jesus: ‘In very truth I tell you, I am the door of the sheepfold.’ John 10: 7 Thank you, Father, that Jesus is our Good Shepherd and through him we are brought into fellowship...

A reading from Psalm 63, written by David when he was in the Desert of Judah 2 I have seen you in the sanctuary        and beheld your power and your glory. 3 Because your love is better than life,        my lips will glorify you. 4 I will praise you as long as I live,        and in...

A reading from Paul’s letter to the Romans: 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. 10 Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves. 11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. 12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer....

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...

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...