Lord Jesus,  you came as a child in dangerous times;  you were fragile and vulnerable. You became the crucified One,  dying with criminals and outcasts outside the walls of the city. Give us eyes to see you in people we easily overlook and ignore, in those who grasp on life is fragile. And having seen, help…Continue reading Intercessions – Proper 20 Year B 2021

Last week we heard the gospel story about the washing of hands – about how ritual washing put people inside or outside the accepted understanding of ritual cleanliness. Jesus argues with the Pharisees, who were shocked that the disciples were eating without washing their hands. This made them unclean as understood by the rituals of…Continue reading Sermon – Proper 18 Year B 2021

God whose love is boundless, we bring to you the world you made; our home – a place of beauty but of trouble and sorrow. We pray for the people of Afghanistan, the people of New Orleans and New York, for countries where Covid rages  with no hope of vaccinations, for those who endure famine…Continue reading Intercessions – Proper 18 Year B 2021

Jesus Christ, bread of life, we pray for your church, that around the fellowship of your table, we will be one in heart and mind, following you in love for humanity and in the ways of justice and peace. Look on our little church, small but faithful: bless us, we pray.   Lord Jesus, your…Continue reading Intercessions – Proper 16 Year B 2021

Proper 16  I was lucky enough to be brought up in Kendal. Looking back, I can see that it was a lovely place to be, although I didn’t really appreciate it as a teenager; it seemed you couldn’t go into town without a teacher who was still waiting for your homework! The town motto of…Continue reading Sermon – Proper 16 Year B 2021

God with us, we give thanks for Mary: for her courage and her joy, and for her faith and trust in you. GIve us courage and joy, faith and trust as we too seek to follow you and seek to discern your presence, and carry you with us as we follow your way.   We…Continue reading Interecessions – The Feast of Mary 2021

Any liturgy associated with Mary seems bound to be littered with words such as ‘obedience’, ‘humility’ and ‘lowliness’’. Presumably the ‘lowliness’ comes from Mary’s song, The Magnificat,: for he has regarded the lowliness of his handmaiden’. But if you look at this passage in the original Greek, the word is ‘humiliation’. This word is used…Continue reading Sermon – The Feast of Mary 2021

Lord Jesus, You came to us as One who serves. We pray for the world you gave to us, for political and national leaders; that they will seek the good of all, putting aside the temptation of personal gain and resisting the lure of power for its own sake. You taught us that those would…Continue reading Intercessions – The Feast of St. Oswald 2021

John’s Gospel has no account of the Last Supper. Instead it is conveyed through passages like the one we’ve just heard – but they are very dense and hard to grasp.   Today I’m going to focus on the bits about bread. These are: “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will…Continue reading Sermon – Proper 14 Year B 2021