Always
The point of prayer is not the sort or type of prayer.
The point of prayer is the fact of prayer. God does not measure our prayers by their wordiness, orthodoxy or chance of success but simply by them being made
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Pecking Order
Jesus commands us to invite only those who cannot repay us but whoever we invite to eat with us there is always a price to be paid.
With a Song in my Heart – Day 30
If we are not careful our journey of faith can be about routine instead of following the call of God, ritual instead of action. Each of us needs to learn that we are called by God not so that we might be comfortable but so that we may go and proclaim the love shown to us by God in word and deed to others
Do I Aftu?
Do I Aftu? Words for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – 9 May 2021 – A cyber sermon from the Vicarage Text: ‘If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11I have said these things to you so that my… Continue reading Do I Aftu?
Wounded Healers
Everyone carries wounds.
Some of us are able to turn our wounds into scars and use our hurt to bring healing.
How do we turn personal pain into a passion that puts others first?
Penny-Pinching God
Penny-Pinching God Words for 2nd Sunday after Trinity – 21 June 2020 – Parish of Felixstowe A Cyber Sermon from the Vicarage Text: Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground unperceived by your Father. 30 And even the hairs of your head are all counted. 31 So do… Continue reading Penny-Pinching God
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 39
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 39 Good Friday A Lenten Journey with the Rule of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis These Reflections which take the Rule of the Third Order as their springboard, were originally published in Lent 2012 are being republished during Easter 2020 as a way… Continue reading Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 39
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 38
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 38 Maundy Thursday A Lenten Journey with the Rule of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis These Reflections which take the Rule of the Third Order as their springboard, were originally published in Lent 2012 are being republished during Easter 2020 as a way… Continue reading Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 38
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 37
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 37 Wednesday in Holy Week A Lenten Journey with the Rule of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis These Reflections which take the Rule of the Third Order as their springboard, were originally published in Lent 2012 are being republished during Easter 2020 as… Continue reading Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 37
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 36
Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 36 Tuesday in Holy Week A Lenten Journey with the Rule of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis These Reflections which take the Rule of the Third Order as their springboard, were originally published in Lent 2012 are being republished during Easter 2020 as… Continue reading Walking in the Footsteps of Christ – Day 36
Suffolk Vicar 