(In
2013 Epiphany was the first Sunday, Baptism of Christ was the 2nd
Sunday. The 2nd Sunday of Epiphany prayers don't get used, but we move
straight to the 3rd Sunday prayers for 20 - 26 January and then the
4th Sunday prayers for 27 January till Friday 1st February).
Creator
God,
out
of nothing and then from chaos,
your
light and love stretch out
to
overflow the expanse of the cosmos.
Here,
four-fifths along the Milky Way,
you
have visited our planet with life and love.
In
Jesus, you show us how
your
glory fills our hearts and world.
Enfold
us in your local and eternal love.
Amen.
The
Gunning
Fog readability index suggests 7.26 years of formal education is
required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common
Worship prayer requires 33.63 years.
Here's
the information on how this prayer is a redub.
The
4th Sunday of Epiphany Collection of 5 prayers is here.
You
can also look at the full Index
of Prayers.
The
project began Advent 2012.
If
you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author
and, if there's space, the link to my blog
would be much appreciated.
2 comments:
I loved this one, except for the phrase 'local and eternal love' - didn't have as good a ring as teh rest of the prayer. I assume you're emphasising the fact that his love is for use here and now as well as for all time. But local didn't quite do it for me!
Thanks for your thoughts Rosemary. I was wanting to explore how contextual theology doesn't need to remain bogged down in our own locality, but is well worth referencing against the backdrop of the whole creation. I was also pondering those contemporary maxims about 'think global, act local' and seeing how that sense of the local and the cosmological could all sit together, as well as theologies of liberation coming up from one's own place. I also like there to be some surprises, I think Wild Goose Resource Group songs, particularly, are full of surprising turns of phrase, so I thought I'd see if I could try that too!
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