The Church of Christ the Cornerstone
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Dying, and yet we live (2 Corinthians 6:9) I’ve been at death’s door several times but so far found it not wheelchair accessible, but it looks as if this time I might manage it. Frank Sinatra sang that as he faced ‘life’s final curtain’, at least he could say, ‘I did it my way’ and that...
Robin Kyd was one of a group of volunteers who manned Reception and kept Christ the Cornerstone open between Christmas and the New Year [and so was John Temple RK]. He worked on the afternoon Storm Frank battered the UK with high winds and heavy rain. His wife Pat had worked the morning shift with Walter...
Turn us around, God,
around into your way of thinking,
around into your way of loving.
Turn us around, God,
and confront us with Jesus,
baptise our fears with your joy.
Amen
God of grace,
through the mediation of your Son,
you call us into a new covenant.
Help us therefore to draw near with faith
and join ourselves in a perpetual covenant with you;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen
Samuel (like Jesus) was at home in the temple,
happy with the gift of his annual new coat
made from cotton of kindness, dyed with compassion,
stitched in forgiveness and decorated in hope.
Lord of Salvation, whose power remakes us,
clothe me in righteousness, fitting for you.
Amen
We are called to the light from the hard times of darkness
to welcome a world turning upside down,
where the rich ones are humbled and the poor take their places,
where light from one candle is the new light of day.
Lord of Salvation, I believe in your promise
that one obscure birth will bring us exiles home.
Amen
The Light among us Micah 5:2–5a But from you, Bethlehem in Ephrathah, small as your are among Judah’s clans, from you will come a king for me over Israel, one whose origins are far back in the past, in ancient times. Therefore only until she who is pregnant has given birth will he give up Israel; and then those of...
The refugee road is filling up now with
outcasts and exiles, stumblers and foreigners,
trailing the Spirit who promises light.
God help us deliver the fruits of repentance:
a candle for welcome instead of disaster,
to live with enough and our spares to be shared.
Lord of Salvation who quashed my conviction
help us live like one people who are guilty no more.
Amen
Glimpses of Light Philippians 4:4–8 I wish you joy in the Lord always. Again I say, all joy be yours. Be know to everyone for your consideration of others. The Lord is near; do not be anxious, but in everything make your requests known to God in prayer and petition with thanksgiving. Then the peace of God, which is beyond...
This journey can be rough in the dark time:
without lamp or compass but accompanied by guilt.
John said to fill up the valleys, level the mountains,
become smooth and straight and ready for rescue.
Lord of Salvation, save us from darkness.
Come live in my heart, be my beacon, my light.
Amen
The hope of light Malachi 3:1–4 I am about to send my messenger to clear a path before me. Suddenly the Lord, whom you seek, will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight is here, here already, says the Lord of Hosts. Who can endure the day of his coming? Who...
Here we are, Lord, on the edge of the future,
alert to the signs in events of today –
prejudice, poverty, terror, oppression.
What space in the hard times to welcome new birth?
Lord of Salvation, come to our rescue.
Help me light a candle in defiance of the dark.
Amen
Are we in a land without light? Jeremiah 33:14–16 The days are coming, says the Lord, when I shall bestow on Israel and Judah all the blessings I have promised them. In those days, at that time, I shall make a righteous branch from David’s line; he will maintain law and justice in the land. In...
Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
you sent your Son to be our teacher and saviour.
Forgive us when we have not made you our priority,
when we have dismissed your authority in our lives.
Give us grace to turn once more to the ways of your Son.
Help us to listen to your voice and seek your truth,
that we may do justice, love mercy
and walk humbly into your everlasting kingdom.
Amen
Small groups will be meeting at the church for three weeks starting on 30 November. They will meet at Monday lunch time at 1.00 pm, on Wednesday evening at 7.30 pm and there will also be an early evening group beginning at 5.30 pm if there is demand for this.
The topic for the discussions will be ‘Light in dark times’ and each session will include Bible study, reflection, discussion and prayer.
If you are interested in joining a group please contact Rosemary Goldie or sign up on the sheet in Reception.
Registered charity number: 1202248
Address: 300 Saxon Gate West, Central Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes MK9 2ES
Email: admin@cornerstonemk.co.uk
Phone: 01908 237777 (answered when the Cornerstone building is open)
Go to: Financial Giving to the Church of Christ the Cornerstone for full information.