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 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 trust that You are well and that You and Your families are washing your hands at the appropriate times. I hope that You are not too distracted and that work continues apace if You are working. I hope that You get to see Your loved ones regularly. I hope that You are being philosophical and prayerful, at … Continue reading A Prayer for Italy
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 You are well. I have been away resting my bones and now look forward – refreshed – to my third year on the magazine with No Article Sunday. This week I’d like to look ahead to a successful 2019. The new year gives us a chance to plot and plan. In those plans should be … Continue reading A Prayer for 2019
VICAR For the first time in my Country Squire Magazine career, I have received a prayer request (and, please, Dear Readers, send as many requests as You wish by using the contact page of the website). The request came from Andrew Moody, who writes film reviews for the magazine. Andrew describes himself thus: “Andrew Moody attended the top non-private grammar school in the UK and … Continue reading A Prayer for the Mentally Ill
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and healthy. I write to You this week from Norway, where I am staying for a conference. And this week I would like us to think of those men and women who man our cargo ships and all those other workers out at sea – the navies, the fishing communities and others … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Seafarers
VICAR With Typhoon Mangkhut bearing down on the Philippines and further catastrophic flooding expected from Florence, which has affected 10 million in the Carolinas, this week, Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I offer You a prayer to the victims of natural catastrophes. I am often asked why does God allow earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, tsunamis, typhoons, cyclones, mudslides, wildfires, and other natural disasters? Tragedies cause … Continue reading A Prayer for Victims
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You all well. This week 29 year old Richard Russell – a ground worker at Seattle airport – stole a 76-seat, twin-engine turboprop Bombardier Q400, did some rolls with it and then crashed into an uninhabited area, killing himself and destroying the plane. People I have met have brought up the subject of Richard’s demise with a … Continue reading Prayer for the Mentally Ill
VICAR Have you ever needed strength to face a situation head-on, but not known what to pray? God is waiting and wants to offer us strength in time of need. Do not be afraid to pray and ask God for His strength to fall upon You. When you are weak, weary or unready to stand, and unsure of what to ask, pray along with these … Continue reading A Prayer for Strength
