Jeremy M S Clines: eco-liturgy and earlier thoughts: Christmas

The project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

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

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

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.

Post Communion for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)

God, shepherd of your people,

your servant Nicholas helped share your love.

He looked after and encouraged many people.

As we have broken bread and received your blessing,

warm us with your love and encourage us.

Help us learn to follow you and share your love.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 6.31 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 29.19 years.

The information on how this prayer is a redub is here:
Collects and Post Communion (Redub)

6 December Collection

Index of Prayers (writing project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013).

Collect for 6 December: Nicholas, Bishop of Myra (Redub)

God of love,

you love each of us for what we are

and what we are becoming.

You chose your servant Nicholas

to be a bishop in the Church, 

to help him share your love with others.

Thank you that you care about what we need.

Help us to learn what other people need,

and help us to share your love with them.

Amen.

The Gunning Fog readability index suggests 5.82 years of formal education is required to understand this prayer on a first reading, the Common Worship prayer requires 33.5 years.

The information on how this prayer is a redub is here:

Collects and Post Communion (Redub)

6 December Collection

Index of Prayers (writing project runs from Advent 2012 to Advent 2013).

Friday, November 30, 2012

Carol Service Collects: alternative All Age prayers (Redubbed / Rebooted)

Here are some of my alternative prayers that could work as Carol Service 'Collects' (prayers that gather together or sum things up) and may fit straight after a bible reading in the 'lessons and carols' format. All of them have been written, keeping children in mind, with 'Waiting for Christmas' and 'Jesus Light of the World' being the simplest.

Patience in the Waiting (Redub): Longing for freedom and liberty
(Isaiah 9.2, 6, 7; Isaiah 40.3-11; Romans 8.18-25)

Waiting for Christmas: (Children's Reboot):
(Isaiah 40.3-11; Mark 1.1-13; Luke 2.1-7; Luke 3.1-6)

Annunciation: (Redub): Mary bearing Jesus / us becoming like Christ;
(Luke 1.26-38; Luke 1.46-55).

Why Christ Was Born (Redub)
(Luke 2.1-7; John 1.1-14; John 3.16-18)

Human and Divine: (Redub): Christ shares our human life and transforms us;
(John 1.1-14; Philippians 2.5-11).

Jesus Light of the World (Children's Reboot): Jesus is like the brightest sun
(Luke 2.8-20; John 1.1-14;)

God coming to us now (Redub): God's embrace, the world's liberation (John 1.1-14; 2 Thessalonians 1.1-12; Romans 8.18-25)

Hope of Christ coming to us (Redub): Jesus leads us to the new creation
(2 Thessalonians 1.1-12; Revelation 22.12-21)

Hope for a new creation: Clothing ourselves in Christ, letting go of all that diminishes;
(Isaiah 40.3-11; Mark 1.1-13; Luke 3.1-6; Romans 13.11-12, Colossians 3.12-17).

The project began Advent 2012.

Here's an Index of Prayers.

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

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

If you want to use the prayers, an acknowledgement of myself as author and, if there's space, the url to my blog would be much appreciated.