Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Matthew 6:7-15 7 ‘When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard because of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for your Father knows
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I just saw the 2008 wonderful movie “Doubt”. I have previously seen this 2004 play by John Patrick Shanley on stage. The story is a strong parable about the place of doubt in our uncertain world and lives – even binding us together, and, clearly, sometimes driving us apart. Some people, the story suggests, shore
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Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Matthew 25:31-46 The Judgement of the Nations 31 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. 32All the nations will be gathered
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A reflection starting from a Transfiguration collect for March 8 A reflection starting from the BCP (USA/TEC) collect for March 8 Lent 2 A reflection starting from the Common Worship (CofE) collect for March 8 Lent 2 Reflections on Lent 2 readings March 8 Reflection starting from the Lent 1 collect March 1 Reflections on
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Recently, a community, re-ordering its liturgical space made it easier for people to stand, as well as alowing those who sought to do so to kneel for receiving communion. They highlighted the words at the end of the eucharistic prayer “… with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, we worship you…” I
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2nd Sunday in Lent Text of the readings All reflections at Category: Lectionary Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 This is from the P(riestly) version of the covenant with Abraham. The J version is Genesis Chapter 15 [hence the lack of acknowledgement that the covenant has already been established two chapters earlier]. Today’s reading skips the innovation of
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I have tried to keep visitors to this site up to date about developments on the life-of-Jesus movie Kingdom Come to be filmed in New Zealand. So little information appears to be available that I have had several emails of people seeking to act in the movie – even attaching a photograph purporting to show
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Anglican Missions asked me to write new prayers for three particular topics they named. These have just been published in their Partners in Prayer 2009 prayer diary. Here they are reproduced: Vestry (or any other meeting) Let us pray (in silence) for this (vestry) meeting. Silent prayer God of wisdom, you send your Spirit to
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