VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that Your families are healthy. For those of You pushed back into lockdown I do not know what to say. I feel for You. 2020 shall be a year that many wish to forget. For whatever You are planning when things get back to normal, You will need strength and confidence. … Continue reading Prayer For Strength & Confidence
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that my weekly message finds You and Your family well. These are strange days indeed. I hope that You find time to enjoy the beauty in life and do not get held back by the ugly. Do you sometimes feel like it’s you against the world? Do you sometimes feel like you’re discouraged and wrestling inside? … Continue reading A Prayer to Beat Discouragement
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your loved ones are well and healthy. I hope that You have plans to enjoy the sunshine this Sunday and are now venturing out a bit more now that lockdown has been relaxed. Now that we are no longer cooped up like prisoners hopefully there will be less opportunists trying to hog the limelight … Continue reading A Prayer for Harmony
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your loved ones are well and healthy. I hope that You have plans to enjoy the sunshine this Sunday and are now venturing out a bit more now that lockdown has been relaxed. Today I will join You in recognising just how lucky We are. Living in this country We have so many … Continue reading A Prayer of Thanks
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that I find You well and that You and Your family are still taking the necessary precautions to avoid catching the Coronavirus. I wonder if You have braved a pub yet? I am yet to taste my first pint in a pub since February although I am the first to confess that I have not been … Continue reading A Prayer for Strength
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are healthy and in fine fettle. I trust That Your loved ones are well also and that You are all making good use of time. Time is so precious. Live time well. This week I’d like to draw Your attention to asking for help. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone … Continue reading A Prayer for Help
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are keeping well in these strangest of days. I hope that Your families are well and that You have managed to form a social bubble with someone if You are feeling lonely. It is easy to watch the news and think that the world is going to hell in a handcart. If it’s not … Continue reading A Prayer for the World
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that your loved ones are happy and healthy. Well done for getting this far with lock-down! This week I’d like to draw your attention to our armed services and their families. Not only do the armed services in the UK have an increasingly difficult time when they are serving, the transition from … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Armed Services
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are keeping well and that You and Your families are doing OK during these strange days. As I said yesterday to a neighbour I have not seen since March, it is lovely seeing humans again. Only in separation do we appreciate that We are social animals and, approaching three months on, even those with … Continue reading A Prayer for Justice
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I hope that You are well and that You are enjoying the May sunshine, responsibly. I also hope that the farmers among you get that rain You have been praying for soon. This week I would like to focus on the power of the Holy Spirit, who We too often fail to call on for wisdom. Throughout scripture … Continue reading A Prayer for Wisdom
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well and holding up under the strain of these weeks under lock-down. While for some of You this period has been one which has allowed You to enjoy Your huge gardens and relax with the children, I know that some of You have been stuck in poky flats or imprisoned with aged relatives … Continue reading A Prayer for Grace
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and healthy. If You or loved ones have been struck down by the Coronavirus or any other illness, it is for You that I have included today’s prayer. This week I realised that We have become increasingly immune to the daily death toll announced by Government ministers at the start of their … Continue reading A Prayer for the Sick
