Advent is both a season of celebration and waiting. In homes, the Advent calendar (with its daily allotment of chocolates) and in churches, the Advent evergreen wreath (with its coloured candles) are dusted off and set in their hallowed places. These heart-warming symbols telegraph the approaching Christmas Day and also invite us to a period of waiting…
Prayer
Canadian care homes struggle to keep the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at bay, facing higher infection rates and increased isolation. They need our prayers and practical support at this time. As the body of Christ, let us come together in prayer.
David Wiebe: I have an idea. Let’s regularly pray for our conference leaders! Isn’t that radical?! I have another idea. Let’s do it in our weekend worship services in our Mennonite Brethren churches.
These are biblical phrases I pray when I wake up or as I walk or cycle. I repeat one several times or pray it once and sit with it for…
I like to pray these phrases from Scripture when am I in a difficult situation. They help me focus my mind on Christ’s sufficiency and away from fear and anxiety.…
May God open your mind to his presence, so that you may truly come to know him; May God open the eyes of your heart so that you can experience…
We have seen a great light. We are walking in darkness still. Morning Star, invisible until the night is darkest, streaming to meet us long before we looked up. It…
Thank you for leading us to listen to one another. May we sow peace in a world of conflict, with the humility, compassion, and wisdom of Christ himself. May we…
Psalm 27 Lord, you are my light and my salvation. Why am I still afraid? You are my fortress, protecting me from danger. Why do I tremble? I want to…
Keep me here, in this moment in time. May I be present to you, in body, mind, and heart, and so serve you as I live wholly connected to your…
Based on Psalm 18 You Oh Lord, keep my lamp burning; you turn my darkness into light. With your help, I can advance against an army. With my God, I…
All human life belongs to God. We have been created in the image of God, crowned with dignity and honour. God opposes every action and attitude which devalues human life.…
My heart longs to come away, from the clamour that crowds this time of year, into a spacious place of hope, peace, joy, and…
a prayer for Christ the King Sunday 2019 “The Lord sits over the flood; the Lord sits as king forever.” Psalm 29:10 “But I am among you as one who…