Ministers' Blog

Occasional musings from one of our ministers or worship leaders.

New Year Affirmations

I used to use these affirmations regularly in my prayers as a member of the Iona Community. Whilst I no longer am a member they still stir my faith and explain what I am trying to believe. I offer them to us all at Christchurch as we journey into a fresh year with many uncertainties ahead of us. May they…

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Dangerous Prayer

‘Prayer is a marvellous and necessary supplement of our feeble efforts but it is a dangerous substitute’ Martin Luther King. I do not know the original context of these words. The quotation turned up in the monthly mail-out of Contemplation and Action; a movement based on the ministry of Franciscan Richard Rohr. It was part of a series of comments…

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