Peace, peace, and accusation: Luke 12:49 – 13:5

Dear Lord Jesus, We approach you in a time of division and extremes, paradox and impossibility. We live in a world of total connectivity, yet are isolated in our homes, half of us unbearably lonely, the other half desperate for respite from our cell mates. The world has been driven to ground by a virus,…

Hinenu: here we are, more or less

Our Father, Here we are, sitting in prayer. Sitting more or less quietly, our hearts turned more or less to you. Each of us has come from our separate home, leaving behind a different morning and a different week to meet here together and praise you, more or less. LORD, it is a simple thing…

Disgust, Horror and Love: Isaiah 53

Dear Father, We come before you to give thanks for your mercy, for the limits you put on our grief, for the times of healing and relief. We continue to thank you for sparing J to us. We praise you for all that you have shown her in her illness, for the refreshing of her…

Balaam v Israel: Numbers 22-24

Dear Father, We are gathered before you as an outpost of your kingdom, blessed to be one of the ends of the earth your gospel has reached, being nourished by your ancient word and proclaiming to our city that your promises are alive and true today, and that in the midst of our ordinary, messy,…

Martha and Mary: Luke 10:38-42, Psalm 1

Dear Father, Today we welcome you into our house.  You sent Jesus to stand and knock, and look — here we are!  We open the door and invite you into our midst; be amongst us, bless us, and make your home with us.  We are here today in worship because we want you. And yet,…