Tulip Café, place of safety, in the middle of town, walking distance from my home. Refuge of loneliness, centre of friendship; tea freshly brewed, one cup in every seven free of charge, Tulip Café, balm for my soul. People need people. You said of Adam, ‘it is not good that the man should be alone.’ …
Category Archive: Prayer Corner
Jan
14
Prayer of the Week: An arrow prayer
Give me the energy to prepare and the preparedness to surprise. (Taken from Prayers for Education, by Rupert Bristow.)
Jan
07
Prayer of the Week: New beginnings
Lord Jesus Christ, we are not good at letting go of the past, at recognising there are times when we need to move on in life; to take a step forward in faith if we are ever truly to grow. We prefer the security of the familiar, the comfort of that which does not stretch …
Dec
23
Prayer of the Week: Child in the manger
Lord Jesus, child in the manger, man on the cross, risen Saviour, Lord of all, be born in me today. Amen. (Taken from Prayerfully Yours, by Nick Fawcett.)
Dec
17
Prayer of the Week: The promise fulfilled
As we near the end of Advent the promise made to us is now to be fulfilled. The amazing thing is that the God who comes does not appear as the great king, judge, warrior or liberator we could have expected, but as a tiny baby. And this helpless baby is born in the most …
Dec
03
Prayer of the Week: The hope of Advent
Lord Jesus Christ, we remember today how so many looked forward to your coming, but we remember also how it became harder to go on believing as the years went by; how hope started to splutter and dreams began to die until, finally, you came – the fulfilment of prophecy, the culmination of God’s purpose, …
Oct
29
Prayer of the Week: Mutual respect
Ever-living and ever-faithful God, you are the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; you are the God of Jews, Muslims and Christians. You are the God we address as ‘Abba’, ‘Father’. We pray for all those who are working for understanding and harmony between all those who know you, love you and serve you. May …
Oct
22
Prayer of the Week: Keep on looking at God
We learn this lesson the hard way. We lean on first one person, then another, and in the end they let us down or fail to fill our hearts as we expected. We place our hopes in one project after another, and they either fail, or succeed but still do not satisfy us. There is …
Oct
15
Prayer of the Week: Give me a hint of what to expect
Lord, if I let everyone else go before me won’t I be at the back of the queue? If I share what I have will there be enough left for me? The level of risk feels more than I can deal with. But not knowing the answer to ‘what if . . .’ would drive …
Oct
08
Prayer of the Week: God who is love
. . .God’s love, as shown through those around us, is strong and far-reaching. At times of great personal stress and suffering we are truly aware of the generosity of love that exists within the lives of the people around us and this can move us profoundly. This is the innate goodness in our world …
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