In the NT reading for today, St Paul wrote to encourage the Christian community in Rome: …the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with…
Words of Light and Hope from Jane McLarty Yesterday (Saturday 22nd July) was the festival of Mary Magdalene. We know little about her, although she is mentioned more often than many of the twelve apostles: we hear of her towards…
Words of Light and Hope from Tony Hawes Be silent, be still. Alone. Empty before your God. Say nothing. Ask nothing. Be silent. Be still. Let your God look upon you. That is all. God knows. God understands. God loves you…
I remind myself that, as I sit here now, God is gazing on me with love and holding me in being. I pause for a moment and think of this. Prayer A time of disengagement From routine. Desert. Emptiness. Wordless,…
This prayer was attributed to Sir Francis Drake but seems just as appropriate now as it was in the 16th Century. Disturb us, Lord, when We are too pleased with ourselves, When our dreams have come true Because we have dreamed…