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Spreading Love & Hope...
Welcome to this week's devotion. These resources have been gathered for your use at home during these days of physical social distancing and virtual social connection. May this devotion and the links provided help you stay connected to God and the wider community.
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If you have items to share -- a prayer, song, Bible verse, reflection, photo, link -- please send it, so we can share them with everyone.
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Please share these devotions with friends.
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Blessings & peace, Ana & Tod
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Psalm 86
A rendition for today by Duncan Wilson of the URC
Teach me your way, Lord
and I will follow it faithfully.
Encourage me to serve you with all my heart.
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With all that is within me, I will praise you
and everywhere I will speak of your goodness.
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How can I measure your love?
You give me back my life, nothing less.
Still, there are those who seek only to make mischief
and have regard only for themselves.
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But you are loving and merciful;
patient, gentle and loyal without fail.
So look upon me and be generous towards my faults;
lift me up and make me strong,
for I would serve you just as my mother did.
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Make plain your goodness towards me
so that when they see how you help and protect me
my adversaries will hide their faces in shame.
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You may find more of Duncan's modern psalms
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on the websites of Wessex Synod and Worship Words.
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Prayer for this day
adapted from New Zealand
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God of the present moment
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God who in Jesus still the storm and soothes the frantic heart
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Bring hope and courage to all who wait or work in uncertainty
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Bring Hope that you will make us all equal to whatever lies ahead
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Bring us courage to endure what cannot be avoided
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For your will is health and wholeness
You are God and we need you.
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Find a comfortable place to sit and listen to these musical selections.
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90 minutes of Spirituals
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Enjoy a quiet listen to the American Spiritual Ensemble, (americanspiritualensemble.com), under the direction of Everett McCorvey.
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The selections include a children’s choir singing ‘This little light of mine’.
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This taped concert was performed at First Plymouth Church, Lincoln Nebraska, on 19 January 2020.
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Sometimes an old favourite is just what the spirit ordered...
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Enjoy a blast from the past -- Kansas singing 'Dust in the Wind".
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Send in your favourite music links to share.
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Remembrance Sunday 9 November
Sunday Worship online and on-the-phone 10:30
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Join in through your computer or using your landline telephone. If you would like to learn more so that you can join us in worship and communion, contact your Church Secretary or the Ministers or reply to this email:
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Andover, Broad Chalke & Salisbury congregations
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of the United Reformed Church gather on Zoom for united worship service.
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Click on the blue button above to visit Worship Words for prayers and reflections related to Remembrance Day.
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Reminder - Tuesday's Corona Christ Care Zoom Group starts up this week.
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14:30-16:00 for fellowship, Bible study and prayer.
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Everyone is welcome. Bring your Bible and a cup of tea.
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Readings prepare us for Sunday worship.
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(Zoom Meeting ID: 852 5929 3409)
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Here's the Zoom link to copy into your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85259293409
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