VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are well. I hope that You are not too bored by the election messages emanating from all camps. I trust that You are not too cold either – this is a definite cold snap that greets us as December begins. I notice at this time of year the look on some people’s faces. That … Continue reading A Prayer for the Overwhelmed
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You and Your families are well and happy; that you have managed to relax at some point over this busy and stressful month. Wisdom is one of those qualities that is difficult to define – because it encompasses so much – but which people generally recognise when they encounter it. What does the dictionary say about … Continue reading A Prayer for the Mean
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 this Sunday and that Your families are not under with the flu that is going around. If You are depressed about the weather and the rugby You can watch England’s more important World Cup win in the sunshine here. This week I would like You to think of the lonely people near … Continue reading A Prayer for the Lonely
VICAR Dear Readers of Country Squire Magazine, I trust that You are having a relaxing weekend and enjoying the rugby. This week I would like to address the week’s prayer to the elderly. We are a greying nation and women in Britain are having fewer children than previous generations. People in Britain are living longer through improvements in health, diet and preventative care. Of course … Continue reading A Prayer for the Elderly
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 You are well and healthy. Make sure that You and Your loved ones take some vitamins as the weather is changing and I can already see the locals sneezing and snivelling. Lots of orange juice, please. This week I would like to point out the benefits of the short prayer. Are short prayers not simply … Continue reading A Short Prayer
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
