morepraxis

Blessed be the works of your hands,
O Holy One.
Blessed be these hands that have touched life.
Blessed be these hands that have nurtured creativity.
Blessed be these hands that have held pain.
Blessed be these hands that have embraced with passion.
Blessed be these hands that have tended gardens.
Blessed be these hands that have closed anger.
Blessed be these hands [...]

My family have started using Mark Pierson’s Lent Reflections 2011 booklet this year. I think I have used more of Mark’s resources for advent and lent than any other resource maker on the planet. Often they are creative and art based with spirituality that sees the social issues.
You can find the online digital version here [...]

I am no longer my own, but yours.
Put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will.
Put me to doing, put me to suffering.
Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,
exalted for you or brought low for you.
Let me be full, let me be empty.
Let me have all things, let [...]

Here is the prayer we will be using before each food time at morepraxis gathering this weekend.
Some have food,
Some have none,
God bless the revolution!
It came from this site while I was looking for an ancient monastic sort of social justice grace thingy. I wrote one myself but thought the ancient link would be fun.
Here was [...]

‘Enough’:A worship resource for youth groups, congregations and groups responding to the bushfires
The following ideas are possible ways of helping youth, churches and community groups process and debrief the tragic week of fires in Australia. Feel free to adapt, cut, paste and tweak it to ensure it is helpful with your group and context. Adrian [...]

Hi guys sitting here feeling sad and a bit useless with all the fires. Last update from Mike and his mob was that they were under threat but all OK. Below is an email from Jason. I pray for strength, to overcoming fatigue and for compassion for all those fighting the fires and other people [...]

Post prayers for our world, countries, cities, families, friends and selves.

[ February 4, 2008; 10:00 am; ] Today and 10am Rod Dungan has major heart surgery. Many of you know Rod from upper room project and generally being infamous in the UCA youth scene and developmental assets scene,. Please join me in praying for a successful operation, a quick recovery and peace for Rod and his family during this time.