Tag: Bread

Bread-and-butter ~ work


 

Labour litany

Lord, bless the work of our hands.

For all those who toil and labour:
Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For those who have lost their jobs,
      who are unemployed or underemployed,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For those who work in hazardous conditions
      without sufficient protection,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For those who face discrimination, harassment,
      or abuse in the work place,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For those who are not paid fair wages
      or who are denied legally due overtime pay,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For migrant agricultural workers
      and for all who work the land,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For all employers that they may seek to provide
      a just work environment,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For those who struggle to balance job commitments
      with the needs of their family,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

For all humans who seek to become the co-creators
      of the promised Kingdom,
let us pray: Lord, bless the work of their hands.

Loving God,
through your Son you gave us an example of how to love one another and how to embody this love in labour to serve the poor and the oppressed. Give us the strength to continue working to bring forth your kingdom here on earth — a kingdom of justice and peace, where all know compassion, grace and mercy.
Grant this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

 
 
from re:Worship
 

Photo taken in the train on my way home from my “bread and butter”, the job that provides me with the money I need to live.
 

From the blog
In the school of prayer with Brother Lawrence
The work of our hands
Evening prayer #2
 

Bread and honey

Call to Worship

(inspired by Psalm 81)

Sing aloud to God our strength and shout with joy:
God, our Host, welcomes us.
God reminds us,
“I brought you out of the land of Egypt and fed you along the way.”
When we opened our mouths, God filled us with good things.
God calls us to walk the path of faithfulness, trusting the promise:
a feast for all —
freshly-baked bread, hot from the oven,
and sweet honey to satisfy our hunger.
Let us worship God!

 
~ written by Rev. Christopher Ney, posted on re:Worship

Fruity teabread (Recipe)

Note: This recipe calls for patience

Makes one 1 kg loaf

300ml  cold tea
175 g  raisins
125 g  sultanas
50 g  soft brown sugar

1 egg
225 g  wholemeal plain flour
1 1/2  t  baking powder
1/2  t  mixed spice

 
Place the dried fruit and the sugar in a large bowl.
Pour over the tea and allow to soak overnight.

Grease and line a 1.6 litre loaf tin. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C.
Beat the egg into the fruit and sugar mixture. Add the flour, baking powder and spice and mix well with a wooden spoon, making sure all the ingredients are well-combined. Spoon into the prepared loaf tin and level the top with the back of a spoon.

Bake in the over for about 75 minutes until firm and well risen.

Turn out the tin and leave to cool on a wire rack. When cooled, wrap and store for a day or two before eating.

 
source: Tea, published by Postbooks

From the blog
Thank you. For taste buds
Prayer poem: Sweet words
In the school of prayer with Anselm
 

Daily bread

Prayer

Lord, when we say, ‘Give us today our daily bread,’ may we remember our brothers and sisters who live below the poverty line and pray, ‘Give them today their daily bread’. Give us the wisdom and courage to challenge the policies and structures which make the poor ever poorer, while we have more than enough. Grant us more deep compassion that we will not rest while surplus food rots in one part of the world, and families starve in another, for your loves’ sake.
 
based on the words of Sister Margaret Magdalen CSMV,
from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #440

From the blog
Deep connection
Asking and answers
Miraculous supply
 

Bread of life


 
 
“One does not live by bread alone,
but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”
Matthew 4:4

 
Lord, let me hunger enough that I not forget the world’s hunger.
Lord, let me hunger enough that I may have bread to share.
Lord, let me hunger enough that I may long for the Bread of Heaven.
Lord, let me hunger enough that I may be filled.

But, O Lord,
let me not hunger so much
that I seek after that which is not bread,
nor try to live by bread alone.
Amen.
 
~ from Banquet of Praise: A Book of Worship Resources,
published by Bread for the World, posted on re:Worship

drawing by John Giuliani, from Becoming Bread: Meditations on Loving and Transformation by Gunilla Norris

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Crossing the threshold
Table grace
Time together