‘Dear Lord, I want whatever You want for me – (Not just resign myself to it, Not submit to it as uncomplainingly as possible, Not piously...

‘We shall rest and we shall see, we shall see and we shall love, we shall love and we shall praise, in the end which is no end.’ St...

‘A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom...

‘You must allow the flow of love, faith, healing, hope, joy and light to pass through you into the world. You must allow the flow of...

‘We are never alone in our fears. But, like Peter, perhaps we can learn that our love, however feeble, however flawed it seems, will be...

Dear Friends, I remember when I was Curate at St Mary’s Church, in the Old Town, Eastbourne, getting a ‘phone call from one of the...

‘In suffering, the deliverance consists in our being allowed to put the matter out of our own hands into God’s hands’ Dietrich Bonhoeffer...

Suffering Lord, Heal our wounds. Compassionate Christ, Teach us love. Good Shepherd, Seek and save us. Crucified Jesus, Forgive our sins....

‘Everything we do has consequences. A good deed doesn’t just evaporate and disappear. Its consequences saturate the universe and the...

‘Once a woman said to me, “Hafiz, what is the sign of someone who knows God?” I became very quiet, looked deep into her eyes then...

‘Together the living form with the dead one community of memory and hope, a holy people touched with the fire of the Spirit, summoned to...

‘The crucified Jesus is the only accurate picture of God the world has ever seen.’ John Austin Baker (1928-2014) *** Image: Shillito...

‘Peace rests on the decision always to struggle towards goodness, whatever our condition.’ Sister Wendy Beckett *** Image: Mute swans...

Dear Friends, I understand and accept that people die, but I wish one could still ’phone them. There are friends who died years ago whom...

‘Enter eagerly into the treasure house that is within you, and you will see the things that are in heaven – for there is but one single...

‘You are not here to verify, Instruct yourself or inform curiosity Or carry report. You are here to kneel Where prayer has been valid.’ T...

‘Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking: if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you...

‘Lord, open our eyes And we shall behold your glory Lord, open our ears And we shall hear your call Lord, open our hearts And we shall...

‘Our protection is a God who spurned protection. Our protection is a God of vulnerability.’ Lauren F Winner *** Image: Wooden cross on...

God, who delights in clemency, and will again have compassion for us, will tread underfoot all of our guilt, and will cast into the...