Prayer for the Monday of Holy Week
O Lord, let my soul rise up to meet you As the day rises to meet the sun. Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Gracious God, while we sat in darkness, You interrupted us with your son Jesus...
Triumphal Entry
The Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem is a passage full of contradictions. On one hand we see the outpouring of love that the people had for Jesus. They declare him their king, they sing hosanna's. Yet, within a week they will abandon him. For his part...
Preparing for Sunday: The Triumphal Entry
We continue to journey with Jesus towards Jerusalem. The long days of Lent and our reflection on what it means to follow Jesus continue. This Sunday we will enter into Jerusalem with Jesus and his disciples. We will join with the crowds and shout, Hosanna to the Son...
Prayers for Others
Jesus, you are the King of Glory and the King of Creation. Teach us to recognize the ways of your kingdom that we might participate as faithful and devout residents in the space between a broken world and the coming kingdom of God. May the pace of the Lord Jesus...
Resurrection
Text: John 11: 1-45 In the Harry Potter novels the wizard Albus Dumbeldore has a familiar or pet phoenix. The phoenix is a powerful creature and it is not unique to the Harry Potter books. We can find references to the phoenix going back to the Greek historian...
Lenten Prayer
Loving God of forgiveness, I come before you humbled and sad In the face of my own repeated failings. I hold out my hands as a petitioner would, Asking for mercy. It is then that I feel you reach out and take my hand in your loving grasp. Thank you for the love you...
Found
Our passage comes from John's gospel. Themes that arise are those of community, belonging and understanding. Jesus is absent for much of the dialogue, but his actions are central to understanding the passage. What do we see? How do we react to what we see? A...
Finding God in the Psalms
In Psalm 69:6 we find the following words: Lord, the Lord Almighty, may those who hope in you not be disgraced because of me; God of Israel, may those who seek you not be put to shame because of me. Often the greatest barrier to receiving new followers of Jesus are...
Divisions
The woman at the well is a famous passage. Jesus meets a Samaritan woman at a well. The engage in a brief exchange and the woman goes away changed. The disciples are flabbergasted, those that hear about Jesus become followers. On the surface there is nothing out...
Prayer for the Sick
Watch now dear Lord, With those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, And give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ; Rest your weary ones, Bless your dying ones, Soothe your suffering ones, Pity your afflicted ones, Shield your...
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Cobourg is part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The congregation was established in 1833 and continues to serve the community.