Thought for the week - 2 May 2021
Readings:
Acts 8:26-40;
Genesis 22:1-18;
Psalm 22:25-31;
John 15:1-8Collect:
Loving and eternal God,
through the resurrection of your Son,
help us to face the future with courage and assurance,
knowing that nothing in life
Acts 8:26-40;
Genesis 22:1-18;
Psalm 22:25-31;
John 15:1-8Collect:
Loving and eternal God,
through the resurrection of your Son,
help us to face the future with courage and assurance,
knowing that nothing in life
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Thought for the week - 25 April 2021
Readings:
Acts 4: 5-12;
Psalm 23;
1 John 3: 16-end;
John 10: 11-18Collect:
Risen Christ,
faithful shepherd of your Father’s sheep:
teach us to hear your voice and to follow your command,
that all your people may be
Acts 4: 5-12;
Psalm 23;
1 John 3: 16-end;
John 10: 11-18Collect:
Risen Christ,
faithful shepherd of your Father’s sheep:
teach us to hear your voice and to follow your command,
that all your people may be
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Thought for the week - 18 April 2021
Readings:
Acts 3: 12-19;
Psalm 4;
1 John 3: 1-7;
Luke 24: 36b-48Collect:
Risen Christ,
you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope:
strengthen us to proclaim your risen life and fill us with your peace,
to the
Acts 3: 12-19;
Psalm 4;
1 John 3: 1-7;
Luke 24: 36b-48Collect:
Risen Christ,
you filled your disciples with boldness and fresh hope:
strengthen us to proclaim your risen life and fill us with your peace,
to the
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Thought for the week - 11 April 2021
Readings:
Exodus 14: 10-end, 15: 20-21;
Acts 4: 32-35;
Psalm 133;
1 John 1:1-2:2;
John 20: 19-endCollect:
Risen Christ for whom no door is locked,
no entrance barred:
open the doors of our hearts,
that we may seek the
Exodus 14: 10-end, 15: 20-21;
Acts 4: 32-35;
Psalm 133;
1 John 1:1-2:2;
John 20: 19-endCollect:
Risen Christ for whom no door is locked,
no entrance barred:
open the doors of our hearts,
that we may seek the
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Thought for the week - 4 April 2021
Readings:
Isaiah 25:6-9;
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24;
Acts 10:34-43;
Mark 16:1-8Collect:
Most glorious God,
who on this day delivered us
by the mighty resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ,
and made your whole creation new:
Isaiah 25:6-9;
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24;
Acts 10:34-43;
Mark 16:1-8Collect:
Most glorious God,
who on this day delivered us
by the mighty resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ,
and made your whole creation new:
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Thought for the week - 28 March 2021
Readings:
Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-end;
Mark 11: 1-11Collect:
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross,
which is the
Psalm 118: 1-2, 19-end;
Mark 11: 1-11Collect:
True and humble king,
hailed by the crowd as Messiah:
grant us the faith to know you and love you,
that we may be found beside you on the way of the cross,
which is the
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Thought for the week - 21 March 2021
Readings:
Jeremiah 31: 31-34
Psalm 51: 1-13
Hebrews 5: 5-10
John 12: 20-33Collect:
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,
that we may know external
Jeremiah 31: 31-34
Psalm 51: 1-13
Hebrews 5: 5-10
John 12: 20-33Collect:
Gracious Father,
you gave up your Son
out of love for the world:
lead us to ponder the mysteries of his passion,
that we may know external
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Thought for the week - 14 March 2021
Readings:
Numbers 21: 4-9;
Ephesians 2 : 1-10;
John 3: 14 -21Collect:
God of love,
passionate and strong,
tender and careful:
watch over us and hold us all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Numbers 21: 4-9;
Ephesians 2 : 1-10;
John 3: 14 -21Collect:
God of love,
passionate and strong,
tender and careful:
watch over us and hold us all the days of our life;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Thought for the week - 7 March 2021
Readings:Exodus 20: 1-17;
Psalm 19;
1 Corinthians 1: 18-25;
John 2: 13-22Collect:
Eternal God,
give us insight to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection we are promisedin Jesus Christ
Psalm 19;
1 Corinthians 1: 18-25;
John 2: 13-22Collect:
Eternal God,
give us insight to discern your will for us,
to give up what harms us,
and to seek the perfection we are promisedin Jesus Christ
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Thought for the week - 28 February 2021
Readings:
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16;
Psalm 22:23-31;
Romans 4:13-25;
Mark 8:31-38Collect:
O Christ, Son of the Living God,
who for a season laid aside the divine glory
and learned obedience through suffering:
teach us in all
Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16;
Psalm 22:23-31;
Romans 4:13-25;
Mark 8:31-38Collect:
O Christ, Son of the Living God,
who for a season laid aside the divine glory
and learned obedience through suffering:
teach us in all
# Thought for the week
Thought for the week - 21 February 2021
Readings:
Genesis 9: 8-17;
Psalm 25: 1-9;
1 Peter 3: 18-end;
Mark 1: 9-15Collect:
Heavenly Father,
your Son battled with the powers of darkness
and grew closer to you in the desert:
Help us to use these days to grow in
Genesis 9: 8-17;
Psalm 25: 1-9;
1 Peter 3: 18-end;
Mark 1: 9-15Collect:
Heavenly Father,
your Son battled with the powers of darkness
and grew closer to you in the desert:
Help us to use these days to grow in
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Thought for the week - 14 February 2021
Readings:
2 Kings 2: 1-12;
Psalm 50: 1-6;
2 Cor 4: 3-6;
Mark 9: 2-9Collect:
Holy God,
you know the disorder of our sinful lives:
Set straight our crooked hearts,
and bend our wills to love your goodness and your glory
2 Kings 2: 1-12;
Psalm 50: 1-6;
2 Cor 4: 3-6;
Mark 9: 2-9Collect:
Holy God,
you know the disorder of our sinful lives:
Set straight our crooked hearts,
and bend our wills to love your goodness and your glory
# Thought for the week
Thought for the week - 7 February 2021
Readings:
Proverbs 8:1, 22-31
Psalm 104:26-end
Colossians 1:15-20
John 1:1-14Collect:
O God of all creation,
whose Word has come among us:
may the light of faith, kindled in our hearts,
shine in our words and deeds;
through
Proverbs 8:1, 22-31
Psalm 104:26-end
Colossians 1:15-20
John 1:1-14Collect:
O God of all creation,
whose Word has come among us:
may the light of faith, kindled in our hearts,
shine in our words and deeds;
through
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Thought for the week - 31 January 2021
Published on Saturday, 6 February 2021 00:00
Mike Morris
Readings:
Malachi 3: 1-5;
Psalm 24: 7-end;
Hebrews 2: 14-end;
Luke 2: 22-40Collect:
Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
Malachi 3: 1-5;
Psalm 24: 7-end;
Hebrews 2: 14-end;
Luke 2: 22-40Collect:
Almighty and ever-living God,
clothed in majesty,
whose beloved Son was this day presented in the Temple,
in substance of our flesh:
# Thought for the week
Thought for the week - 24 January 2021
Readings:
Jonah 3: 1-5, 10;
Psalm 62: 5-12;
1 Cor 7: 29-31;
Mark 1: 14-20Collect:
God of all mercy,
your Son proclaimed good news to the poor,
release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed:
anoint us with your Holy
Jonah 3: 1-5, 10;
Psalm 62: 5-12;
1 Cor 7: 29-31;
Mark 1: 14-20Collect:
God of all mercy,
your Son proclaimed good news to the poor,
release to the captives, and freedom to the oppressed:
anoint us with your Holy
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Thought for the week - 17 January 2021
Readings:
1 Samuel 3: 1-10;
Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-18;
Revelation 5: 1-10;
John 1: 43-endCollect:
Eternal Lord,
our beginning and our end:
bring us with the whole of creationto your glory,
hidden through past agesand made
1 Samuel 3: 1-10;
Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-18;
Revelation 5: 1-10;
John 1: 43-endCollect:
Eternal Lord,
our beginning and our end:
bring us with the whole of creationto your glory,
hidden through past agesand made
# Thought for the week
Thought for the week - 10 January 2021
Readings:
Genesis 1: 1-5;
Psalm 29;
Acts 19: 1-7;
Mark 1: 4-11Collect:
Heavenly Father,
at the Jordan you revealed Jesus as your Son:
may we recognise him as our Lord
and know ourselves to be your beloved children;
Genesis 1: 1-5;
Psalm 29;
Acts 19: 1-7;
Mark 1: 4-11Collect:
Heavenly Father,
at the Jordan you revealed Jesus as your Son:
may we recognise him as our Lord
and know ourselves to be your beloved children;
# Thought for the week
Thought for the week - 20 December 2020
Readings:
2 Samuel 7: 1-11; 16;
Romans 16:25-end;
Luke 1: 26-38Collect:
Eternal God,
as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,
So we wait for his coming in glory;
Bring us through the birth pangs of this present age
To see
2 Samuel 7: 1-11; 16;
Romans 16:25-end;
Luke 1: 26-38Collect:
Eternal God,
as Mary waited for the birth of your Son,
So we wait for his coming in glory;
Bring us through the birth pangs of this present age
To see
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Thought for the week - 13 December 2020
Readings:
Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-end;
Psalm 126;
1 Thess 5: 16-24;
John 1: 6-8, 19-28Collect:
God for whom we watch and wait,
you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son:
give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger
Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-end;
Psalm 126;
1 Thess 5: 16-24;
John 1: 6-8, 19-28Collect:
God for whom we watch and wait,
you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son:
give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger
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Thought for the week - 6 December 2020
Readings:
Isaiah 40: 1-11;
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13;
2 Peter 3: 8-15a;
Mark 1: 1-8Collect:
Almighty God,
purify our hearts and minds,
That when your Son Jesus Christ
comes again as judge and saviour
we may be ready to
Isaiah 40: 1-11;
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13;
2 Peter 3: 8-15a;
Mark 1: 1-8Collect:
Almighty God,
purify our hearts and minds,
That when your Son Jesus Christ
comes again as judge and saviour
we may be ready to
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