3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Post Communion (Children's Reboot)

God you are love.

When we pray we think about you.

When we worship it helps us be glad.

Help us know more of you, each day.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 2.7 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 3rd 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.

3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Collect (Children's Reboot)

God of love,

what we know about Jesus is amazing.

Jesus shows us that love

is stronger than anything else.

Help us, each day,

to find love in all the places that we go.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 4.53 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 3rd 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.

3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Post Communion (Redub)

God of light,

we thank you that your light

shines with a strength we cannot measure.

We rejoice that your Spirit fills

our lives and our world with love.

We are glad Jesus, our friend and brother,

has shown what it is to be truly happy.

May we follow your rule of peace

and tread gently upon the earth.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.9 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 16.0 years.

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

The 3rd Sunday of Epiphany Collection of 5 prayers is here.

You can also look at the full Index of Prayers.

The project runs from Advent 2012: the first phase ends in 2016.

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.

3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Additional Collect (Redub)

Generous God,

Jesus brought to all the earth,

news of hope and freedom.

Help us to work together with you

to bring healing and new life

for the earth and all the people.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 9.02 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 16.0 years.

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

The 3rd 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.

3rd Sunday of Epiphany, Collect (Redub)

God of mystery,

Jesus healed people,

turned water into wine

and pointed the way towards you.

Then the people were amazed

by your presence arriving with them.

Arrive, O God, right now, we pray,

in all corners of the earth,

that your order may be found

in the holy muddle of life.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 7.7 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 26.0 years.

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

The 3rd 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.

3rd Sunday of Epiphany Collection (Redub / Reboot)

Here are my five new Collects and Post Communions for the Third Sunday of Epiphany.

Collect (Redub); 

Additional Collect (Redub);
Post Communion (Redub);

Collect (Children's Reboot);

Post Communion (Children's Reboot).

The project began Advent 2012.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

Here's the information on how a 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.