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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 …

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Nov
26

Prayer of the Week: First Sunday of Advent

Lord, it’s the beginning of Advent. I’ve got a choice: to do nothing with my time other than the usual and expected, or instead to think about what it all means, why we celebrate Christmas at all, what you being born all those years ago means to me in the here and now. It’s not …

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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 …

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