Sunday next before Lent, Post Communion (Children's Reboot)

God you share good things with us.

Help us to share things too.

Help us look after each other.

Help us care for our world.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 2.5 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a reboot.

The Sunday next before Lent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

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.

Sunday next before Lent, Collect (Children's Reboot)

God, you love us.

We are glad to be alive.

Thank you that you are with us now.

Help us get ready for Lent.

We are looking forward to eating pancakes.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 2.48 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a reboot.

The Sunday next before Lent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

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.

Sunday next before Lent, Post Communion (Redub)

God of all mercies

we cannot measure how you heal.

We know in breaking bread and

sharing wine, we meet with Jesus,

who heals our world and binds up our wounds.

Help us take a small share in your work of love.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.6 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 10.25 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

The Sunday next before Lent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

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.

Sunday next before Lent, Additional Collect (Redub)

God of all things,

you brood over the chaos of our world,

you mother the creation, and nurture us.

In all the order and the disorder,

in all the ease and disease,

bring your healing and peace.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 8.48 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 13.69 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

The Sunday next before Lent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

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.

Sunday next before Lent, Collect (Redub)

God, you love the world.

Your rule of peace was revealed

in Jesus, before he suffered and

died by the rule of law.

Help us see how much stronger

your love is than death.

Strengthen us so we may

serve you in this world,

even when love may mean that we suffer.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.2 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 27.02 years.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

The Sunday next before Lent Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

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.

Sunday next before Lent Collection (Redub / Reboot)

Here are the links to my five new alternative Collects and Post Communions for the Sunday next before Lent, which is for the three days before Ash Wednesday.

Collect (Redub);

Additional Collect (Redub);

Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);

Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

Here's the information on how this prayer is a redub.

Here's the information on how a prayer is a reboot.

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.