Our King is calling from the hungry furrows Whilst we are cruising through the aisles of plenty, Our hoardings screen us from the man of sorrows, Our soundtracks drown his murmur:’I am thirsty’. He stands in line to sign in as a stranger And seek a welcome from the world he made. We see him…
Holy God open our inward eyes, that we may become aware of the great reservoir of spiritual love available for all humanity. Encourage us to draw near, to drink deeply, satisfying that deep thirst which exists, often unnoticed, unidentified, ignored, deep within us all. We do not need to ask, ‘Give us the living water’,…
For heaven’s king has made the earth his home Not just the hill of Sion, but the whole Round world. Call him from anywhere, he’ll Come to you and make his dwelling. Hail Him in any language, he replies In your own mother-tongue. For now your soul Is his true Sion, and each day you…
Through her our saviour came, Love’s revelation, For God was in the midst of her, and now We too are called, in every generation To find in him our hope and strength, though Everything around us falls apart, And all our towering schemes have been laid low Now is the time to take his truth…
Source of all Being, you know my little dyings; you know my greening and renewal. You know every inch of every ring within the trunk of my life. You know the spiral of my inner ways. May your Spirit blow through my leaves this day that my prayer might inhale heaven as I exhale on…
Embracer of all, who held out your arms and joined up the circle of life, embolden me to believe that my lessening will bring new growth this day. Embolden me as I cut back the branches and trust the bud will come. Embolden me as I sweep the leaves and make a pathway through. Embolden…
This darker path into the heart of pain Was also hers whose love enfolded him In flesh and wove him in her womb. Again The sword is piercing. She, who cradled him And gentled and protected her young son Must stand and watch the cruelty that mars Her maiden making. Waves of pain that stun…
My soul sings of you, O God. My spirit delights in your Presence. You have cherished my womanhood. You have honoured earth’s body. All will know the sacredness of birth. All will know the gift of life. Your grace is to those who are open. Your mercy to the humble in heart. The dreams of…
Men called you light so as to load you down, And burden you with their own weight of sin, A woman forced to cover and contain Those seven devils sent by Everyman. But one man set you free and took your part One man knew and loved you to the core The broken alabaster of…
Where are you Lord? Are you confined within holy walls, spoken of in reverent whispers, worshipped in purity of heart and voice? If that’s where you are Lord, there and there only, what of the rest of us, excluded, immersed in the mud of life? I cannot believe that walls can confine you, for I…
