by revd | May 5, 2022 | Our Father
When Jesus came to Birmingham they simply passed him by They never hurt a hair of him, they only let him die; For men had grown more tender, and they would not give him pain, They only passed him down the street, and left him in the rain. Studdert Kennedy G.A....
by revd | May 5, 2022 | Mission
In the cross of Christ I glory, Towering o’er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. When the woes of life o’ertake me, Hopes deceive and fears annoy. Never shall the cross forsake me. Lo, it glows with peace and joy. ...
by revd | May 5, 2022 | Jesus Christ
Christ died for God and me Upon the crucifixion tree For God a spoken word For me a sword For God a hymn of praise For me eternal days For God an explanation For me salvation. Stevie Smith (1902-71),...
by revd | May 5, 2022 | Jesus Christ
Some of us run, some loiter; Some of us turn aside To erect the Calvary That is our signpost, arms Pointing in opposite directions To bring us in the end To the same place, so impossible Is it to escape love…. R.S. Thomas (1913-2000), Mass for Hard Times,...
by revd | May 5, 2022 | Holy Spirit
… These people know me only in the thin hymns of the mind, in the arid sermons and prayers. I am the live God, nailed fast to the old tree of a nation by its unreal tears. I thirst, I thirst for the spring water. Draw it up for me from your heart’s well...
