My gorgeous Fiancee, Becky, has decided to take part in the Bradford leg of the Race for life on June 1st to raise money for Cancer Research.

Please visit her sponsor page at www.raceforlifesponsorme.org/beckyhall1

Please give as much as you can it really does make a huge difference

thankyou

meet Benjamin........

you can see more of him in my pics!

I have had the very great pleasure this year of leading the Covenant service in all of the Churches in the section of the circuit that i look after.

it really is a beautiful service. i was also able to lead the service at the Anglican church at Grange where the vicar who i was sharing the service with described it as the jewel of the Methodist Church

i know not everyone who reads this blog is a Methodist so you may not get the chance to formally say the prayer each year like we do.

for that reason i have decided to reproduce the text of the prayer here so that you can consider it and then hopefully pray it.

be aware, however, that it is a prayer that requires action. It is a prayer of commitment that should sit at the heart of who we are

The Covenant Prayer

I am no longer my own but yours.
Put me to what you will,
rank me with whom you will;
put me to doing, put me to suffering;
let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,
exalted for you or brought low for you;
let me be full, let me be empty,
let me have all things, let me have nothing;
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal.

And now, glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
So be it.
And the covenant made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.

I have had the very great pleasure this year of leading the Covenant service in all of the Churches in the section of the circuit that i look after.

it really is a beautiful service. i was also able to lead the service at the Anglican church at Grange where the vicar who i was sharing the service with described it as the jewel of the Methodist Church

i know not everyone who reads this blog is a Methodist so you may not get the chance to formally say the prayer each year like we do.

for that reason i have decided to reproduce the text of the prayer here so that you can consider it and then hopefully pray it.

be aware, however, that it is a prayer that requires action. It is a prayer of commitment that should sit at the heart of who we are

The Covenant Prayer

I am no longer my own but yours.
Put me to what you will,
rank me with whom you will;
put me to doing, put me to suffering;
let me be employed for you or laid aside for you,
exalted for you or brought low for you;
let me be full, let me be empty,
let me have all things, let me have nothing;
I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal.

And now, glorious and blessed God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
you are mine and I am yours.
So be it.
And the covenant made on earth,
let it be ratified in heaven. Amen.

just a quick reminder that Lorton streets services are available as online audio files here -----> http://www.kcmethodists.org.uk/recordings.htm

the carol concert recording is pretty good i think. and along with all the traditional carols features music from Rob 'D', metalica and John Lennon.

the most recent recording is of the traditional Methodist covenant sevice i led on Sunday. that's worth a listen too. if you like that sort of thing!