There’s a need for clear communication when we need help – be that in sickness or adversity. We and those that we care for all need help at some time or another at some time in our lives and we need to be able to communicate our need with those around us.
So, we’re half way through Ordinary time, the half a year that follows the excitement of Easter and Pentecost. There aren’t seemingly any great feasts to celebrate, no anticipation as with Lent before Easter or Advent before Christmas. Really, ordinary time? More like boring yawn time – wake me up when it’s Christmas and something is happening, alright?
Prayers given on our Family Communion service on the fifth Sunday after Trinity.
Three times Martha mentions herself in her complaint to Jesus; she was concerned about what was happening to her – had her focus slipped from Jesus well being to her own?
Words and music, Gerald Markland
Prayers given on our Family Communion service on Sea Sunday.
When we approach Jesus, are we looking for the loophole, for the trick, for an excuse: or are we really open to his challenge? Are we willing to accept help – or do we think that help should look a particular way, or come from a particular professional? Are we willing to accept Jesus – on his terms?
Prayers given on our Morning Praise service on the Second Sunday after Trinity, with a focus on the work undertaken by the Childrens Society.
What are your first memories of your childhood? Did you feel safe; have fun; feel loved? For many children today, they can’t answer yes to all three – let alone just one. With 4.1 million children living in poverty, the risk of sexual abuse and mental difficulties highlight the importance of charities – such as the Children’s Society.
With Peter Greenhalgh on piano and Frances Attwood on violin, performed to close our Evensong service on Trinity Sunday.
