VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You well this cold and rainy Sunday. What happened to June? It is as if We are in October. I trust that You and Your families are well nonetheless. This Sunday I would like to focus on those of us who are due surgery soon. This can be a nervous time, especially when the surgery is … Continue reading A Prayer for Those Facing Surgery
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well and prosperous. It’s another Sunday. How many Sundays do You have left? It is unlikely that You know the answer to that question. Perhaps some patients on cancer wards across Britain know? Perhaps soldiers seventy five years ago had a good idea as they piled into Normandy. In short … Continue reading A Prayer for Those Who Fear Death
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust You are well and that You and those around You are enjoying the clement weather. As You sit down to Your Sunday lunch, give thanks to the efforts of our farmers, many of whom are feeling the stress across the country. Either worried about the potential loss of subsidies or lonely, such is the work of a … Continue reading A Prayer For Our Farmers
VICAR I trust that You are well, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine. This is a bank holiday weekend and I insist that You find time to put Your feet up and have a quiet think. How is Your faith? The reality is that should a loved one be in danger or an event confront You that is totally beyond Your control, You will likely … Continue reading A Prayer for the Faithless
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that I find You well this Sunday. That Your families are healthy and happy. Intercessory prayer is our responsibility to stand in the gap on behalf of the poor, the broken, the hopeless and the lost and to pray for God’s mercy to restore and transform, to make right what is wrong. As Christians we should … Continue reading A Prayer for the Corrupt
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You All another wonderful Sunday and a great week ahead. I trust that You are well and that your families are burgeoning. A decade ago I met a man – let’s call him Richie – who, at first glance, seemed unblessed. He was a short fellow with tiny arms and no muscles. It would be fair … Continue reading A Prayer for the Envious
VICAR What a beautiful morning, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, as I type today’s prayer out for You. I trust You are all well and enjoying the bank holiday break. The sun is peering its head over the ocean and the waves are glistening in its glorious light. My morning cuppa tastes especially good. Today I would like You to remember the sick. Last … Continue reading A Prayer for the Sick
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well. On Easter Sunday last week, several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka were bombed by Islamic suicide bombers. The death toll is over 200 and includes many people who were attending Easter church services. Our hearts are grieved at this violence targeting Christians during one of the most important … Continue reading A Prayer for Sri Lanka
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, Happy Easter to You and Your nearest and dearest. Easter is the greatest of all Christian feasts, and the happy season of Eastertide lasts 50 days from Easter Day until the Feast of Pentecost. St Gregory of Nazianzus said that Easter was ‘like the sun among the stars’ of the other festivals. It is the heart of the sacred … Continue reading Happy Easter
