Sermon - A Three Dimensional Lent

Sieger Koder - After the fire came a gentle whisper

A sermon given at Choral Evensong at St Giles-in-the-Fields on Sunday 11th February 2024 based on the first lesson from 1 Kings 19.1-16.

Prayers of Intercession - The Hem of His Garment

The Hem of His Garment by Iain Campbell

Prayers written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook at 12.45pm on Thursday 9th June 2021 (Year B, Fourth after Trinity) based on readings from 2 Corinthians 8.7-end and Mark 5.21-end and drawing on texts from Prayers for Wholeness and Healing published by the Church of England.

Let us pray to God our Father, that His Church and this world might be guided by the example of His Son and transformed by the healing power of His Spirit. 

Start:Stop - Do you want to be made well?

Sunbather, David Hockney (1966)

Hello, my name is Phillip Dawson, welcome to our Start:Stop reflection from St Stephen Walbrook, when we stop for a few minutes and start to reflect on a passage from scripture. During Lent at an informal discussion group, we are exploring the Gospel of John - do join us via Zoom on Thursdays at 7.30pm if you can, all are welcome.

In our Start:Stop reflection this week, we explore how one of the ‘Signs’ from John’s gospel confronts us with questions about the limits we impose on grace, truth and love; and points us towards the limitless love of Jesus, who is full of grace and truth.

Start-Stop : Head in the clouds, feet in the water

Urizen, from Europe, A Prophecy by William Blake, 1794

Start:Stop at St Stephen Walbrook offers busy commuters in the City of London the chance to start their day by stopping to pray and reflect for ten minutes. This is my reflection for Tuesday 10th March 2020. Good morning and welcome to Start:Stop. Our readings and prayers will last around ten minutes and you are welcome to come and go as your schedule dictates - please don’t be disturbed if others do the same!

Through Lent we are exploring the creation story in Genesis using the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Lent Book “Saying Yes to Life.” Our short reading this morning describes the second day of creation, when God separates the waters to create the sea and sky:-