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
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 Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that Your families are healthy too. I hope that You have had a good week and are planning to put Your feet up for at least some time this Sunday. Sometimes people ask me what my job entails. I mostly reply to them that my job is to make people pray. … Continue reading A Prayer for Us All
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well, dry and happy this Sunday morning. As Storm Dennis bears down on us, this week I’d like to pray for the victims of the storms and in particular those suffering flood damage. There are one hundred flood warnings across the country as I write this Sunday morning. Two people had … Continue reading A Prayer for Flood Victims
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and surviving Storm Ciara, which seems to be gathering strength outside as I type this week’s prayer on my keyboard. This week I would like You to think of those You know who are lost. People who have no idea of the direction they are headed, nor cognisance of what is required … Continue reading A Prayer for the Lost
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that You are well and that Your families are happy and healthy. This week I’d like to pray for those of You and those around the world who live day-to-day having to deal with constant pain. This time of year when the temperature drops is when You feel pain. Those knocks and aches seem to come … Continue reading A Prayer for Those in Pain
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well and that Your families are happy and healthy this autumnal Sunday. Today I would like to draw your attention to a Church of England project which lists a prayer a day. The website can be found here. Just because You read my prayer on a Sunday does not prevent You from reading … Continue reading A Prayer for Today
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well and prosperous. Let us remember the Japanese today as their country is battered by Typhoon Hagibis. The drenching We are getting in the British Isles seems like nothing by comparison. This week I would like to draw Your attention to those suffering from mental illness. This could be someone You … Continue reading A Prayer for the Mentally Ill
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I trust that this weekly column finds You well and healthy. This week I would like to pray for one of the magazine team who lost their mother on Saturday morning to cancer just a year after losing their father. Please hold her and her family in your thoughts and prayers. Death comes like a thief in the night. … Continue reading A Prayer for Protection
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine I wish You all the very best this September Sunday. I trust that You and Your families are well and burgeoning. This week I’d like to draw Your attention to asking for help. “Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat … Continue reading A Prayer for Assistance
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine it is a great honour as always to write these lines for You this Sunday. I trust that You are well and that Your families are healthy. One of the greatest joys in life is having grandchildren. Those of You who are lucky enough to see Your grandchildren should first think of those grandparents who cannot. This could … Continue reading A Prayer for Our Grandchildren
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well and happy. This week I’d like to focus on patience. I was watching a family have a curry the other night in a Gurkha restaurant. There were four of them – man, wife, daughter and son. The daughter and the wife were engaged in conversation and having a good … Continue reading A Prayer for Patience
