Thank you. For new songs
We will not keep silent based on Psalm 96 We are people who must sing you, for the sake of our very lives. You are a God who must be sung by us, for the sake of your majesty and honour. And so we thank you, for lyrics that push us past our reasons, for … Continue reading "Thank you. For new songs"...
Say thank you
A (short) prayer Lord God, keep us from mumbling on and on in our prayers when all we ought to say is, “Thank you, Lord.” Amen from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 95 From the blog In the school of prayer with Angela Ashwin … Continue reading "Say thank you"...
(You) unite us. Thank you
To mark this year’s Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 18 to 25 January 2026, a prayer dating back to the third century. Prayer Lord, we pray for the unity of your Church. Help us to see ourselves as rays from the one sun, branches of a single tree, and streams flowing from … Continue reading "(You) unite us. Thank you"...
Thank you. For work
View of the sunrise on my commute to work REFLECTION The kingdom of heaven came near to Peter and Andrew at their place of work, fishing in the Sea of Galilee (Matt 4:18-20). Pray for the kingdom of heaven to come near to us at our place of work too. Litany of Labor Let … Continue reading "Thank you. For work"...