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Simon Woodman
Dec 21, 20211 min read
Say a prayer with us for the longest night of the year inspired by 'In the Bleak Midwinter'
God of light and warmth, we await your coming. We gather today at the turning of the year. The shortest day has been, the longest night...
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dawn138
Dec 23, 20201 min read
The world waited
The world waited Mary shouted Joseph wept Shepherds startled Angels danced Anna rejoiced Simeon prophesied Wise men searched Heaven held...
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dawn138
Dec 22, 20201 min read
I have no appetite for politics or religion
I have no appetite For politics or religion. The first the refuge Of the power hungry The second for the desperate. I married him Because...
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dawn138
Dec 21, 20201 min read
I stand alone as the angel
I stand alone. Alone as the angel Gives me as task Of costly obedience Which my love for God Will not make any easier. I stand alone....
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dawn138
Dec 20, 20201 min read
The waiting seems interminable
The waiting seems interminable. I am afraid. She should not Be giving birth This far from home. What if something goes wrong? If I cannot...
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dawn138
Dec 19, 20201 min read
It was a very ordinary night
It was a very ordinary night. Protecting the flock And domestic concerns My only thoughts. I had no idea That heaven and earth Were about...
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dawn138
Dec 1, 20201 min read
Today advent thoughts turn to Mary
Today Advent thoughts Turn to Mary. Pregnant with Our Hope Yet surely With her own moments Of lonely despair. Hope Will be born Yet not...
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dawn138
Nov 30, 20201 min read
You don’t argue with an angel
You don’t argue with an angel, Do you? Well, I wanted to. Of course the published version Is much shorter Than the encounter And – like...
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dawn138
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Only a woman
Only a woman Who could not have children Would understand: The monthly (less now) rhythm Of hope and disappointment: Stares in the...
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dawn138
Nov 28, 20201 min read
There are different kinds of waiting
There are different kinds of waiting. There is the waiting for the fall of the last leaf, Heralding the stark cold of winter With its...
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dawn138
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Big Queer Carols, a prayer, 2017
A prayer for the Big Queer Carol Service, 2017
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dawn138
Dec 31, 20173 min read
Intercessions for New Year’s Eve, 2017
Eternal God of each present moment, we come before you at the turning of another year with diverse emotions and tentative hope. The past...
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Ruth
Dec 24, 20177 min read
Waiting for Christmas
God of light and hope, of stars and surprises: open our eyes to your glory and our hearts to your presence, that we may respond with joy...
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dawn138
Dec 21, 20179 min read
A service for the longest night
A gentle service, acknowledging the presence of sorrow and seeking hope. Yesterday’s Pain In the godforsaken, obscene quicksand of life,...
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dawn138
Dec 17, 20171 min read
The Prologue From John's Gospel
Read by The Revd Dr Simon Woodman Bloomsbury Carol Celebration 2017
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Simon Woodman
Nov 30, 20172 min read
Praying Patiently with Zechariah
Great God of unexpected endings, there are times when we find ourselves left speechless in wonder at the mystery of your presence. We...
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Simon Woodman
Nov 30, 20173 min read
A Longest Night prayer to the God of the Dawn and the Sunset
Loving God of the dawn and the sunset, we come before you this day, when night is longest and day is shortest, to offer our prayers for...
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Simon Woodman
Nov 30, 20171 min read
A Poem for the Longest Night
Long night ahead? Nah, just a short day. It's not the hours of darkness that bother me, but the passing of the day: 'Life's little day',...
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Simon Woodman
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Approaching the Surprising God of Unexpected Endings
Inspired by the wise men taking another path from Herod Surprising God of unexpected endings, we enter your presence with lives...
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Simon Woodman
Nov 30, 20171 min read
Awaiting the Loving God of Advent
Loving God of Advent, we await your coming. We gather in your name this morning, in expectation of encounter with you, but we know that...
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