Compline (night prayer) - Monday, 31 May 2021

As we end our day and lay all before the Lord, we pray:

In peace I will lie down and sleep,

for it is you Lord, only, who make me dwell in safety. (Psalm 4)

Compline (night prayer) - Trinity Sunday, 30 May 2021

Grant us, O Lord, to sleep this night in peace,
that we in communion with You (Father, Son and Holy Spirit)
may rise tomorrow and live as one who is pleasing in Your sight. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Saturday, 29 may 2021

On the eve of Trinity Sunday:
May the eternal Trinity, three persons and yet one in substance,
surround us, enfold us and bless us and illuminate the hearts of those far off this night. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Friday, 28 may 2021

Childlike, in the company of the Father, we bring simple prayers, as we may have been prayed with by a parent, or prayed over our children as parents - we lay ourselves down to sleep:

Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
if I should die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take.

Compline (night prayer) - Thursday, 27 May 2021

The kiss of the Holy Spirit on our head, the arms of the Father enfolding us,
the love of the Son singing over our lives in all that the day has been.
We go to our beds in expectation of the day ahead with joy in the day now ending.

Compline (night prayer ) - Wednesday, 26 May 2021

All the day has held we lay before the Lord.
Bring us healing, forgiveness, peace and rest this night.
May your light and love shine on all, near and far off. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Tuesday, 25 May 2021

As we go to our beds may the Lord bless us and watch over us;
may He make his face shine upon us and be gracious to us;
May He Lord look kindly on us and give us peace. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Monday, 24 May 2021

Be present, O merciful God, and protect us through the silent hours of this night,
so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world,
may rest upon your eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Pentecost

Holy Spirit, sent by the Father, ignite in us your holy fire;
strengthen your children with the gift of faith,
revive your Church with the breath of love,
and renew the face of the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Saturday, 22 May 2021

Come, O Spirit of God, and make within us your dwelling place and home.
May our darkness be dispelled by your light, and our troubles calmed by your peace;
may all evil be redeemed by your love, all pain transformed through the suffering of Christ,
and all dying glorified in his risen life. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Friday, 21 May 2021

Today we've blessed and been blessed;

we've failed and fallen short;

forgiven yet failed to forgive.

Laying all before you, help us to forgive those who have wounded us and let us go to our beds resolved to reflect all You are in our lives tomorrow. Amen.

Compline (night prayer) - Thursday, 20 May 2021

Fragments of the day shine in the light of God's love like diamonds in the dark.
In the darkest places the Light of God shine and love of Christ brings healing.
As we go to our beds - Lord hear our prayers.

Compline (night prayer) - Wednesday, 19 May 2021

“You answer when we call to You - You hear our every prayer.

Your mercy delivers us from worry and dismay.

In peace we lie down and sleep tonight,

for You have made this place a sure and trustworthy abode

Compline (night prayer) - Tuesday, 18 May 2021

May the prayers of those heading for bed
and the praise of of those rising from theirs fill the earth with praise
and draw the lost, the broken and those in danger into the safe haven of God's arms.
Alleluia!

Compline (night prayer) - Monday, 17 May 2021

As darkness falls upon this place raising our eyes to see your face;
our hands in worship and lips they praise;
our hymns of thanks to you we raise.
Surround us this night by Your presence we pray.

Compline (night prayer) - Sunday, 16 May 2021

As darkness falls and sadness and joy mingle - lives are lost through conflict, folly, accident there is that glimmer of light which cannot be extinguished and brings hope and consolation.
Lord, this night may the light of Your love reach the deepest needs.

Compline (night prayer) - Saturday, 15 May 2021

As night falls across this globe we pray that the light of God would dispel the darkness and bring healing, wholeness and peace.
Lord - in Your mercy: Hear our prayer.

Compline (night prayer) - Friday, 14 May 2021

Love is lived out; it is not just a declaration. It is a commitment to action. We should go out of our way to demonstrate God's love.

May this be the reality in the lives of those far off this night.

The tale of the rain and the roofer!

Friday 7th May it rained - a lot (thats over two pints of water that accumulated.

Things got wet 

And water appeared in a few places ... 

and caused the computer to be a bit unhappy.

And me to be pretty sad too

 Turns out someone had been on the roof and broken a time (we suspect it was a roofer working on the house who'd seen some tiles that had been left on the flat roof over the church toilet and used them to repair the church roof (which has always leaked since we came her in 2006!)

Compline (night prayer) - Thursday, 13 May 2021

As we celebrate Christ's ascending into heaven - the first day of 'Thy Kingdom Come', a journey that takes us to Pentecost; we pray for five people we know who are far from God that they might find God's love and walk the path of righteousness.

Compline (night prayer) - Wednesday, 12 May 2021

Tonight we sleep - tomorrow we rejoice in the Ascension.

Lord, gather the broken world into your arms and tomorrow as we begin the next step of on Christian walk bless us with the bread and wine and the love of God made flesh for us. Alleluia!

Compline (night prayer) - Tuesday, 11 May 2021

As the Easter Season draws to its close we reflect on the Christian year and the journeying we take together as Church we reflect on the seasons in our faith life and of the world we inhabit and thank God for all that life contains.
As we go to our beds, keep us faithfully journeying on we pray.

Compline (night prayer) - Monday, 10 May 2021

The day closes and so we lay all the day has held at the foot of the cross - safe in the knowledge that You watch over us and cover us with Your grace, love and care.

Entrusting all into Your hands we pray: Lord, hear our prayer.

Compline (night prayer) - Sunday, 9 May 2021

Gathering into one the needs of the world, those we know and those we don't.
Things that burden us and things that bring us joy.
We lay all at the feet of Jesus, the Christ.
Lord, in Your mercy - Hear our prayer.

Compline (night prayer) - Saturday, 8 May 2021

Gathering the needs of our world, the lives of those for whom we pray,
and the memories of those we love yet see no longer.
All is laid at the foot of the cross as we head for our beds in readiness
to celebrate the resurrection in the breaking of the bread. Alleluia!

Compline (night prayer) - Friday, 7 May 2021

As the suns sinks in the west and heralds the night,
we pray for the marginalised, oppressed and dispossessed.
Lord, You make everything new and overturn the old order of sin,
This night have mercy upon us, and all creation, we pray.

Compline (night prayer) - Thursday, 6 2021

As darkness falls where we find ourselves and day ends,
May the love of Christ enfold us,
The light of God bring day to others,
And the praise of Christ's bride resound upon the broken and the needy.

Compline (night prayer) - Wednesday, 5 May 2021

The key to authority isn't the largest armies or possessing the most power: It's having the God above all gods.

Makes sense to me as we go to our beds!

Compline (night prayer) - Tuesday, 4 may 2021

The day draws to its close and we lay our cares and concernes before the Lord in readiness for our beds and sleep.

Be with us this night Lord and bring us to as new day we pray.

Compline (night prayer) - Monday, 3 May 2021

For truly, God has not given us a spirit of fear,
but a spirit of love, of power and a sound mind to live each day glorifying His name.
Lord as we go to our beds - we know You journey still with us.

Compline (night prayer) - Sunday 2, May 2021

Compline (completorium) = 'completion'.

It's a service quiet reflection, laying all before and within us at the foot of the cross at the close of our day.

Compline (night prayer) - Saturday, 1 May 2021

A sad ending to the day with the death of one of our church congregation. May they rest in peace and rise in glory and may we, and all creation reside in the palm of God's hand this, and all, nights we have.

Compline (night prayer) - Friday, 30 April 2021

So many sad stories of grief, loss and tears across the world tonight.
As we pray, we wait for the day when tears are dried and death is no more.
Even so, come Lord Jesus, come.