VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well. If the First Week of Advent serves as a call to repentance, to “cease doing evil, and to learn to do good,” then the Second Week of Advent reminds us that living an upright life alone is not enough. We must submit ourselves in humility to the will of God. What does … Continue reading Prayer for Second Sunday of Advent
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and healthy this Advent Sunday, the first Sunday in Advent as we build up to Christmas. What is Advent? The word “Advent” comes from the Latin word for “coming”, and the season marks the countdown to Christmas. Churches observe this period by remembering the anticipation for the birth of Jesus, and preparing to … Continue reading Advent Sunday
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are healthy and happy. As We approach Advent which starts next Sunday, We should pray for the peaceful and free Christmas which eluded us last year. The weather is supposed to turn next week and so I thought it a good idea to focus on those at sea, who experience the … Continue reading A Prayer for Mariners
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that Your loved ones are happy and healthy this Remembrance Sunday. 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 – now that they have lawyers to worry … Continue reading Remembrance Sunday 2021
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that this message finds you well and happy. As temperatures drop and autumn winds make leaves uncatchable in our gardens, I hope that You feel fine and that You are looking forward with joy to a decent Christmas this year. Today I would like You to spend a minute or two giving thanks. Thanks for your … Continue reading A Prayer of Thanksgiving
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You have Your oil tanks full. There have been some nippy nights around here of late. The weather is definitely turning. I am always impressed by the night workers. How they manage their body clocks I do not know. A family friend works four nights a week as a care … Continue reading A Prayer for the Night Workers
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and healthy. I hope that You are enjoying the sunshine – when it makes it through the autumn clouds. Around here We are getting wonderful sunsets which leave one in awe and wonder at the majesty of the planet on which We live. This week I would like You to reflect on … Continue reading A Prayer for the Countryside
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well and healthy. Having suffered the super cold last week, may I recommend that You do Your level best to avoid it. This Sunday I would like You to consider the human need for comfort. What does the Bible say about comfort? 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our … Continue reading A Prayer for Comfort
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well and prosperous. This week I would like to draw Your attention to those suffering from mental illness. This could be someone You know, even someone close to You in the family or at work. At times it may seem like a lottery You never wanted to win, either knowing or … Continue reading A Prayer for the Mentally Ill
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well. This week I have sensed a change in the air, as autumn descends. The farmers are busy around here completing harvest and the children are back at school. There is a normality about after a year and a half of extraordinary circumstances. Let us hope that We are over the worst of … Continue reading A Prayer For Those with Cancer
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You and Your families are well and happy. This week I would like for You to appreciate Your friends and to pray for them. Never underestimate the power of your actions. With one small gesture You can change a person’s life for better or worse. God puts Us all in each other’s lives to impact … Continue reading A Prayer for Friends
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and have had an excellent week. As the leaves begin to fall, it is that time of year again. Harvest festivals are being prepared across the land. Combines are working overnight. Farmers are at full stretch. So today I would like You to pray for the farmers and a bounteous harvest. To … Continue reading A Prayer for Harvest
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You are getting back to normal as much as possible. One area of everyday life that has suffered particularly over the pandemic has been education. So it’s a relief to see children returning to school this week and students packing for university. They have missed out on so much not … Continue reading A Prayer for Schools
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You are relaxed and happy. This week I would like You simply to pray for the week ahead. That is all. Keep it simple. Keep things manageable. Do not strive to over-complicate or micromanage. Simply look forward to this time next week and pray for what You want to happen … Continue reading A Prayer for the Week Ahead
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and healthy and that You have found some joy in the fact that your gardens/fields are well-soaked from recent showers. I know many of You are sickened by recent developments in Afghanistan. After such sacrifice from our soldiers it seems that their efforts were in vain. To see evil, in the form … Continue reading A Prayer for Afghanistan
VICAR Dear Country Squire Readers, I wish You all an excellent Sunday and a relaxing remainder of the summer. Today I address healing. “Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise.” ~ Jeremiah 17:14 “Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and … Continue reading A Prayer for Healing
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well this Sunday and that You have found time to watch some sport amid the showers, or to pray. This week I would like to focus our thoughts and prayers on those who have issues with how they appear. It is always interesting to read the Bible on this issue, which makes clear … Continue reading A Prayer for Those with Low Self-Esteem
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that You are enjoying the summer so far. This week I would like to consider the unemployed, especially those coming out of the pandemic and off furlough who are now surplus to their companies’ requirements. People who have never been unemployed before. It is easy to look at all the job … Continue reading A Prayer for the Unemployed
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well. As the heatwave cools I trust that You are having a good summer and I wish You a peaceful Sunday this day. This week I would ask that You consider rural communities in Your prayers. These communities have come under attack from all sides recently. Many parish churches have been closed or … Continue reading A Prayer for the Countryside
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and enjoying the heatwave. Let us remember those who lost their lives this week in Germany and Belgium in the horrific floods. I particularly pray for Jean, a friend who lost a relative who was electrocuted in an underground car park during the floods. This week I would like to focus on … Continue reading A Prayer for Forgiveness
