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Lord save us
from falling for the
Platonic ideal
of assuming a purely spiritual afterlife,
lest we become
too individualised
in our outlook
as
a result.
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Like a brilliant musician
who sees no need
to
relate to other players,
and thereby robs the
symphony
of their love and prayer,
how sad
when
people hear distressing news,
and find no need
to turn it into prayer
and
compassionate concern.
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You are supremely there
for those who have
nothing
and no one in this world.
For in Your Kingdom
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while some
of the seemingly
more magnificent
will be shown
to be no more than
wolves
in sheep’s clothing.
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So help us to prepare without pride or
possessiveness
for this life of eternity,
leaving behind all that would slur or slurry,
so that even in our secret hearts
we prefigure the
age that is to come;
for it is only with our hearts thus set
that we
can fully appreciate the riches of life
as You have
desired and designed it,
on the sacred space that is
Earth.
You spoke of the time
when You will return to Earth
in great power and glory
in just the same way by which You left it,
to rule in power
and to make all things new.
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Therefore in faith we look forward
not so much to escaping from this world,
than to playing our part in its glorious
transformation,
grateful for our allotted station,
not missing our reward through failing to
heed Your commands,
or envying others who are bound for more
senior reward,
but devoting our utmost to Your highest.
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Listen to me, all you in distant lands! Pay
attention, you who are far away!
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The LORD called me before my birth;
from within the womb he called me by name.
He has hidden me in the shadow of His hand.
I am like a sharp arrow in His quiver.
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If you have enjoyed these tracks you can access
Connections
and
Transfiguration
and
Spirit of Prayer
as well.
See our
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Robert Weston |
Carol Sampson (Singer songwriter) |
Colin Owen |
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Rosalind Weston |
Christiane von
Albrecht (Keyboard) |
Jonathan Greenwood |
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Andrew Whettam |
Linda Entwistle (Vocals & Keyboard) |
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| Harmony
Greenwood |
Elizabeth Long (Flute) |
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| Jacqui Galvin |
Corinne Frost
(Cello) |
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Keith Entwistle (Percussion) |
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Grace Lee
(Violin) |
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Thomas Herzog (Oboe) |
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Christine Rick (Cello) |
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Claire (Violin)
and Chian Lim (Viola) |
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Jo Garcia (Cello) |
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Andrew Whettam (Marimba) |
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Francis Cummings (Composer) |
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Jo Foote (Recorder) |
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Robert Weston (Recorder) |
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Sue Perks (singer) |
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2011, but the material can be used freely if properly
attributed. |
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