Season of Creation Prayers
A Collection of Season of Creation Prayers from the Brougham Place Community The following prayers were written by those present during worship at one of our…
Season of Creation 2024 Actions
You are invited to try one or more of the following as Spiritual Disciplines during the Season of Creation: #seasonofcreationUCA #hopeandactwithcreation
What Difference Does it Make?
“I want my two new grandsons to grow up in a world where men are emotionally intelligent, sensitive, caring, kind and resolve conflict by sitting down…
The Service Surprise
Slid into my usual cubbyhole, Back pew near the sound engineer. Nice quiet, darkened spot ‘neath the vaulted church ceiling. Maybe check an email while the…
Good Friday Children’s Activity
This activity includes the Bible Readings that tell the story of when Jesus died. In your own time at home, you can look up these readings and respond with the activities.
Gaza: Poetic Reflections
Here are two poetic reflections on the current distressing situation in Gaza.Shared with permission of the poet, David Lorimer. The Dispossessed of Gaza Dispossessed,Displaced,DismemberedBy powerful forcesPlanning…
Perspectives on ‘LOVE’ — through five windows
What it is — what it does — why it is important — where it applies — how to ‘do’ it. Context This is how I’ve…
A Time to Turn
Turning with the change of season I find a simple symmetryTurning inwardBeyond busy communal livingTo spaces of my own mind and garden. There is a sloughing…
Remembering The Merton Prayer
Some days,Feeling uncertain,The road ahead is clouded.A mystery.What light at tunnel’s end?What friend along the roadside?Rumbling of the distant cloudsPierced with faraway streams of light. God’s…
Retreat to Meditation
I’m in God’s dry dock.Hoisted from water’s reach,Out of my element,Set aside from the tide,Perched,Still,Silent. A very strange feeling. Sitting,Looking,ListeningTo nothing but myself,While the barnaclesAnd the…
The Covid Prayer
I’m washing my handsOf this whole Covid thing.It’s gone on long enough!That testing queue aint testing covid,It’s jolly well testing me!I’m just so staggered by what I see –From media beatups to rulebook flouters,That the case is clearly madeFor adults…
Beyond Illusion – Love ousts Fear
David Kranz 19/5/21