Marjorie Dobson
God, save us
God, save us
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God, save us God, save us from our complacency, for in it lies an acceptance that all is well and nothing need change and the world rolls on as it always will. God, remind us that we never know what lies in the future, but we need to be prepared to face it and to face you…
Always there
Always there
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/meditation: Always there Lord, you have always been there for your people. From the beginning of creation, right through to this present day, you have given strength and support to anyone who has asked you for it. But, as we grow older, we recognize how brief life really is …
Mountain View
Mountain View
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Mountain View Proper 25 year A Deuteronomy 34: 1-12 All that time. All that effort. All those problems, The harassment and heartache; the complaints and confusion; the disobedience and doubts; the miracles and mayhem; the battles and bewilderment; the progress and provocati…
God who has called us
God who has called us
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God who has called us Proper 25 year A 1 Thessalonians 2: 1-8 God who has called us, through Jesus, to be your disciples, you send us out among your people with your message of hope and love, forgiveness and reconciliation. But we are not always confident about speaking o…
Poem:Sing a new song
Poem:Sing a new song
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Sing a new song (This piece should be spoken with a lilting rhythm and could be done by one person with a change of tone for each of the two speakers. But it has been marked to be read by two people, following the same rhythmic pattern. Will need rehearsal!) A. Sing a new s…
Confounded
Confounded
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Confounded Proper 24 year A Matthew 22: 15-22 All he needed was a coin to confound their connivance. Pharisees would not show their faces, so sent their disciples to distract him and the Herodians to harrass him. But malice and menace was their motive and entrapment was the…
Wiping out the past
Wiping out the past
by Marjorie Dobson
Wiping out the past Wiping out the past is not an option. History has happened. Regrets alone will not scour the pages clean. The facts are known. Embroidered by memory, or malice, but their significance is plain. Mistakes are made and crimes committed. Errors of judgement cause …
Moses asks, 'Now Whats?'