VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well. I hope that You are not too frustrated by confusing tier messages and have a pleasant Christmas prepared. I trust that You are not flooded either – there has been a lot of rain this last week or so, so it would seem. I notice at this time of year the look on … Continue reading A Prayer for the Overwhelmed
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your family are well and ready for Christmas. Today is Gaudete Sunday—a day of rejoicing and gladness in the heart of the Advent journey. Today we light the third, rose-coloured candle on the Advent wreath. Today I’d like to draw your thoughts away from the Sunday newspapers and Brexit, away from the Christmas To … Continue reading Gaudete Sunday
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 A Prayer for Advent Sunday
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your family are well. I hope You are not too full of Halloween candy. This week I would like us to pray for the United States, which you may have noticed is on the point of conducting another set of elections. The US is of course a close ally of our country and … Continue reading A Prayer for America
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well this Sunday. If You are depressed and frustrated about Covid or just fed up with the grey autumnal skies then You can always watch Lord Botham versus the Aussies from 1981. This week I would like You to think of the lonely people near You. These could be family members or former work colleagues. … Continue reading A Prayer for the Lonely
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your loved ones are well and healthy. As the nights draw in and the temperatures drop, We are warned that We face an uncertain winter. This week I’d like to pray for an avoidance of the worst predictions coming true. A time of calm and progress would be a far more preferable substitute. … Continue reading A Prayer for a Good Winter
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and not too despondent as we approach yet another period, it seems, of Covid-induced restrictions. I talk to many people and most of them have simply written 2020 off as a dreadful year. Some I talk to have used the time locked down to write books or do things they never had … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Readers
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I wish You all the very best this last Sunday in August. I trust that You and Your families are well and burgeoning. That the children are ready for a return to school. That the young adults are ready for university or a new job. Whatever Your need, I am praying for You. This week I’d like to draw Your … Continue reading A Prayer for Assistance
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I wish You and Your loved ones well. I trust that You have had a good week since my last message. Whether it is the passing of a beloved family cat, news that an old friend has a serious bout of cancer, or a child in tears because his parents cannot patch up their marriage, I get bombarded every week with … Continue reading A Prayer For Survival
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. 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 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 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 ear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are holding up. These weeks of self-imprisonment are not easy. Well done to You all for staying at home. This week I would like to focus our prayers on those abroad, especially the vulnerable children who cannot get healthcare and who are fast losing parents in countries where Coronavirus statistics are … Continue reading Prayer for Peoples of the World
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are keeping well and that You and Your family are well-protected from getting Coronavirus. I know every day seems like a Monday but please try and remember that today is a Sunday and spend it thus. The original novelty of lock-down has now worn off. Those of us with gardens are wondering what should … Continue reading A Prayer for Light
