Open the doors of our hearts My thoughts on this week's Collect have little to do with the content in it, or the Easter season. But do have a lot to do with the phrase quoted above, "open the doors of our … [Read more...]
For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open
March 23, 2008 By
Alleluia, Christ is risen! He is Risen indeed, Alleluia! A happy and blessed Easter to everyone. For a new day has dawned and the way to life stands open At last we come to the great day of Easter. This is the … [Read more...]
Bring us out of the prison of our despair
March 22, 2008 By
Bring us out of the prison of our despair The depths of despair are a terrible place. I thank God daily for bringing me through my own difficult times; and pray that I never go back there. I think the phrase "prison … [Read more...]
May we place at his feet all that we have and all that we are
March 22, 2008 By
May we place at his feet all that we have and all that we are On that first Good Friday, the day our Lord was crucified, he gave his all for us. "He opened wide his arms for us on the cross" (Eucharistic Prayer B, … [Read more...]
Watch with him through the night of suffering
March 22, 2008 By
Watch with him through the night of suffering In my more self-righteous and holier-than-thou moments I sometimes think to myself that, had I been with Jesus before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane (Mark … [Read more...]
Health Again
March 21, 2008 By
I wanted to leave a note to say that I do intend to look at the Additional Collects for the Easter period, and post my reflections based upon them; but will be late doing so, rather than the couple of days early that has … [Read more...]
Grant us the faith to know you and love you
March 13, 2008 By
Grant us the faith to know you and love you Faith is a gift from God. In the Common Worship Baptism service, at the Presentation of the Candidates, the president, addressing the whole congregation, reminds us that, … [Read more...]
Give us the will to be the servant of others
March 9, 2008 By
Give us the will to be the servant of others It's a shame that such wonderful words as can be found in today's (Fifth Sunday of Lent) Post Communion prayer, are hidden away in a place where they won't always get the … [Read more...]
That we may know eternal peace
March 6, 2008 By
That we may know eternal peace Passiontide begins this Sunday, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, and we start to think much more about the death of Jesus. This Collect tells us in no uncertain terms what that death … [Read more...]
Andrew Gosden (now 18) has been missing from his Doncaster home since 14 September 2007. The search continues.
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