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Isaiah 26.1-6 | Psalm 118.19-25 | Matthew 7.21-27 |

Kneeling

Moments of great calm,
Kneeling before an altar
Of wood in a stone church
In summer, waiting for the God
To speak; the air a staircase
For silence; the sun’s light
Ringing me, as though I acted
A great rôle. And the audiences
Still; all that close throng
Of spirits waiting, as I,
For the message.
          Prompt me, God;
But not yet. When I speak,
Though it be you who speak
Through me, something is lost. — R. S. Thomas

Prayer

Holy God, we look for you, we long for you
Let us see that you come among us;
make us aware of your presence and grant us a glimpse off your glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
—David Adam. Glimpses of Glory, SPCK, 2000.

Justice, mercy and peace

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House on Sand (2011) Emily Voorhies

Peter Warlock. Bethlehem Down. Choir of Kings's College, Cambridge.