Prayer - Lord, bless this summertime

Man in a hammock,  Albert Gleizes 1913

A prayer written for Morning Prayer at St Stephen Walbrook on Wednesday 27th July 2022.

Lord, bless this summer time.
May we encounter you in the light of the morning and the lengthening of days; 
in the warmth of the sun on every grain of sand;
in the shapes of the clouds blowing across the sky;  
in the sumptuousness of the simplest picnic; the beauty of a blade of grass;
in the droplets of water on a cool drink in a glass. 
in the fellowship of a band performing in the round;
in the heat of the journey and the joy of the touch down.

Lord,
Lighten our lives. 
Warm our hearts.
Move us by your Spirit.
Feed our senses.
Refresh and renew us.
Gather us together.
Draw us to you. 
Lord, bless this summertime.

Amen. 

Sermon - The Persistent Neighbours of Present Day Palestine

Sermon preached at the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 24th July 2022 (Year C, 6th after Trinity, Proper 12) based on the words of Luke 11.1-13. A recording of the sermon can be seen at this link.

Prayers of Intercession - Living the Lord's Prayer

Jacob Lawrence, Prayer (1947) - Whitney Museum of American Art

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 24th July 2022 and St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 28th July 2022 (Year C, 6th after Trinity, Proper 12) based on the words of Luke 11.1-13. 

Prayers of Intercession - Choosing the Better Part

At the home of Mary and Martha, Iain Campbell

Prayers of Intercession written for the Sung Eucharist at St Stephen Walbrook on Thursday 21st July 2022 (Year C, 5th after Trinity, Proper 11) based on the words of Luke 10.38-end. 

Reflecting on a visit to Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem

A reflection inspired by a recent visit to the Noor Weg Women’s Empowerment Project based at Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem, through the lens of the O Antiphons sung in Advent.

Prayers of Intercession - Send us, Lord

Study for Changing West (America Today murals), Thomas Hart Benton, 1930

Prayers of Intercession written for the Choral Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 3rd July 2022 (Third Sunday after Trinity, Year C) based on the reading from Luke 10.1-11, 16-20.

Sermon - The labourers are few - but the harvest is plentiful!

Harvest Threshing, Albert Gleizes, 1912

A sermon preached during the Choral Eucharist at St George’s Bloomsbury on Sunday 3rd July 2022 (Third Sunday after Trinity, Year C) based on the reading from Luke 10.1-11, 16-20.