I was speaking with a friend a few days ago and they explained that just at the moment they felt that they were walking around in a thick fog. At other times in life they had known a clearer sense of purpose, they knew the direction they were traveling in. They knew where they were…

I have been praying for the people of this area for over 20 years now. I am always reassured, however, that God desires to bless his people far more than we can ever imagine. Please would you pray with me, for the people who live in and around the Dales. That God would bless, heal, restore and build up the people of this area. And that we might be known as people who bring God’s blessing and light to the communities in which we live.

The truth is that everyone has felt overwhelmed at some time. We have limited resources, more skills and capacities in some areas, and fewer in others. Life is complex, as are people and the many situations we face. But there is one who knows this better, who has been there himself and yet understands how every creature that has ever lived was formed, and will be there with us if we ask him to be. So if this is you, and if it is now, and if you’d like to, shall we pray together?

Death, bereavement, loss – whatever the word we use to describe it, it hurts. For you it may be something recent, raw, a present reality that overwhelms the everyday. Or maybe your loss was some time ago and you have had to live on without them, meeting moments you should have met together, being places where they should have been, and you grieve both the one you have lost and the future you should have had together. 

Inside us all are dreams and hopes for better things for ourselves, our families and for the world. We tell our children to imagine what they might become when they grow up and as our adult lives progress, we picture what we might do when we retire. But yet, not every plan becomes a reality,…

The line between good and poor mental health is very narrow, and touches all of our lives at some point. Today’s prayer is for ourselves and those we know and care for, so please join me in praying for our mental health. Loving Father, we pray today for our mental health, for our feelings, emotions,…

Whether you believe in God or not something happens when we pray. The God revealed in the Bible is not distant or disconnected from our lives but is interested and intimately involved in both our present realities and our future hopes. He hears the thoughts we think and the syllables we speak as we pray,…