Baptism Homily-The Original "Glow Up"

The Street Light: Study of Light, Giacomo Balla (1909)

A homily given during Holy Baptism at St Olave Hart Street on Saturday 7th February 2026 based on an extract of a text written by Terry Pratchett ‘The Little Spark’ and Mark 10.13-16.

Prayers of Intercession - Light of the World

Anthony McCall, Solid Light

Prayers written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 3rd February 2022 (Epiphany 4, Year C), based on the text of Luke 2.22-40 (the Presentation of Christ in the Temple).

Let us pray to God our Father that the world might be filled with the light of his Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Prayers of Intercession - The Epiphany

James Tissot, The Magi Journeying (Les rois mages en voyage), 1886-1894

Prayers of Intercession written for the celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 6th January 2022, based on readings from Ephesians 3.1-12 and Matthew 2.1-12.

Almighty God, light of all grace and truth,
Guide us, your church, to bring the boundless riches of the Good News of Christ to every corner of the earth. 
May the gift of your unending love, hidden in plain sight, be made known to us, in us and through us in all we think, say and do this day.
Grant boldness and confidence to all who minister in your name to follow the path you have set before us; so that, by faith, your eternal purpose may be revealed.

Lord in thy mercy 
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Daily Devotion - The Light of the World

The Light of the World, William Holman Hunt, 1904 (St Paul's Cathedral)

A Daily Devotion written for St Stephen's Rochester Row. 

The founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood were inspired by the paintings of the fifteenth century that displayed minute attention to detail and were drenched in symbolism and story. The story of the most iconic painting to emerge from the movement is a fascinating account of how Victorian entrepreneurialism and the age of Empire created what became the most travelled artwork in history and one of the most recognised Christian images in the world.