Dependance

Lord, the fullness that our lives long for
depends on us being as open and vulnerable to you
as you were to us,
when you came,
wearing no more than nappies ,
and trusting human hands
to hold their maker

- John Bell

Life is difficult

Smooth roads never make good drivers
Smooth sea never makes good sailors
Clear Skies never makes good Pilots .
Problem and hassle free life never makes a strong person.

Hope

When an organisation loses its shared vision and principles, its sense of community, its meaning and values, it is already in the process of decay and dissolution ..... Without a deeply held, commonly shared purpose that gives meaning to their lvies; without deeply held, commonly shared, ethical values and beliefs about conduct in purtsuit of purpose that all may trust and rely upon, communities steadily disintegrate, and organisations progressively become instruments of tyranny.
Dee Hock

Christian Aid

Lord Jesus, you were anointed to bring good news to those who felt no good news, to proclaim freedom to those imprisoned by injustice, and recover health and wholeness to all the world.You took up the cause of the oppressed.You proclaimed the year of the Lord’s favour.At the heart of your ministry was action.Remind us of the unlikely group of people you gathered around you to perform your work of love, and empower us to bring your good news so your kingdom will come and your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Amen
From Walthamstow Parish Magazine

Pentecost

"O Holy Spirit, giver of light and life, free us from all that is
matter-of-fact, stale, bored, tired; all that takes things for granted.
Open our eyes to see, and excite our minds to marvel."

For Pentecost - from 'A Procession of Prayers' (ed John Carden - Meditations and Prayers from Around the World)