Psalms for Life
The Psalms are inspired prayers, poems, songs that provide spiritual scaffolding for lifelong spirituality through all the seasons of our life, individually and together. Here are some ideas to encourage using them.
liturgy
Resources Sunday 28 July 2024 – Ordinary 17
O God,
the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy;
enfold us in your gracious care and mercy,
that with you to govern and to guide us
we may so use your gifts in this fleeting world
that we do not lose the good that is eternal;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Experiencing God
I often see people in liturgical traditions denigrating charismatics and others as “happy clappy”, and I see charismatics as putting down the liturgical as mere religious formalism. But we need both.
Resources Sunday 21 July 2024 – Ordinary 16
Watch over your church, O God,
with your constant support,
and since without you we will surely fall,
keep us safe from all harm,
and lead us towards all that is good;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Review NZ Prayer Book 2024
Our Church’s General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui has been less than enthusiastic about the latest two editions of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa.
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Resources Sunday 14 July 2024 – Ordinary 15
O God,
you shine the light of your truth
so that any who stray into error
may be able to return to the right path,
grant that all who profess the Christian faith
may reject whatever is contrary to the name of Christ
and eagerly follow the way that leads to you;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Collects
Hundreds of millions of Christians pray essentially the same collect prayer Sunday by Sunday. Here is a collection of them, updated to the end of this year.
Resources Sunday 7 July 2024 – Ordinary 14
O God,
in Christ’s humility,
you stooped down
and raised up the fallen world,
grant to your faithful people a holy joy,
so that those whom you have freed
may delight in you eternally;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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