The festive season is coming fast and many of us are planning for the days ahead. My theme for this year is: Joy to the world. This theme is an extension of…
By John Birch — So fill us with your love that it might cascade into the ordinariness of our working lives, and others experience the warmth of its flow, spreading…
You call, and so often, amid the bustle of our day, we’re distracted and fail to hear your voice. You knock, but our lives are untidy, unprepared, and so we…
Today’s prayers come from John Birch’s new book The Act of Prayer Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16: Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26; Luke 1:46-55; Romans 16:25-27; Opening Prayer: Through our worship today, bring…
Today’s prayers come from John Birch’s new book The Act of Prayer Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; Luke 1:46-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; Opening Prayer At the rising of the dawn…
Scripture readings: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; 1 Corinthians1:3-9; Mark 13:24-27 Opening Prayer Here we are again, Lord, your children at your feet. May this be a blessed time, a…
Yesterday Tom and I drove down from Portland Oregon to Eugene, past field after field of hay harvested and stacked. We also drove past fields of pumpkins ready for harvest.…
Today’s Lenten prayers are by my friend John Birch who writes beautiful contemporary Celtic prayers and liturgies which are available through his website: Faith and Worship. Make me a tree,…
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