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Give us insight to discern your will for us Give us insight to discern your...

Over the last few weeks, my health, which is never good, has been particularly unstable. And, in fact, the last couple of weeks it has been really poor.... [Read more of this post]

By following in his Way come to share in his glory By following in his Way come to...

One of the names the early Church used for itself was “The Way”. We first read of it in The Acts of the Apostles (see: Acts 9:2; 19:9, 23;... [Read more of this post]

Grew closer to you in the desert Grew closer to you in the desert

Have you ever spent time in the desert? The closest I’ve come to spending time in a physical desert, is when we’ve had occasional water shortages... [Read more of this post]

Rescue us from the chaos of sin Rescue us from the chaos of sin

The choices we make in life can have unexpected consequences further on down the line. And the wrong choices, the sinful choices, we make often descend... [Read more of this post]

Bend our wills to love your goodness and your glory Bend our wills to love your...

Today is the Sunday next before Lent; it’s the last Sunday in this short period of Ordinary Time before we move into the Lenten penitential season... [Read more of this post]

Give us reverence for all creation Give us reverence for all creation

In the Church of England our readings and Collects, today, encourage us to think about the Creation; and today, The Second Sunday before Lent, is sometimes... [Read more of this post]

You send the gospel to the ends of the earth You send the gospel to the ends of...

Communications technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, and at the same time, become easier to use. As a result, the world appears to be becoming... [Read more of this post]

Your Son proclaimed good news to the poor Your Son proclaimed good news to...

I wonder where you would put yourself if I asked you whether you were rich, poor, or in between. The chances are you would do the same as me, and say,... [Read more of this post]

Grant it the peace and unity of your kingdom Grant it the peace and unity of...

Today marks the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18 to 25 January); although many Churches will do as we do at Godmanchester, and... [Read more of this post]

Our beginning and our end Our beginning and our end

This phrase, “our beginning and our end”, from today’s Collect (The Second Sunday of Epiphany), always makes me think about the book... [Read more of this post]

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