Prayer of Hope
Gracious God, I come before you as a humble servant, I come before you in need of hope. I confess that there are times when I feel helpless, When the weight of the world seems to crush me. I confess that there are times when I feel week, When temptation seems to...
Prayer, on Love
Paul writes in his letter to the church in Corinth, "If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I a a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all...
Morning Prayer
Gracious God, As I wake to face the day I acknowledge that I am unaware of what will challenge me, Of who will cross my path, or of what beauty I may experience. What I do know is that you are my rock and my refuge. My every present helper during times of need. You...
Prayer for Today
This mornings prayer is taken from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. This prayer book is laid out with ordinary prayer to guide and focus your devotional life. The focus of today's prayer is...
Prayer: The Glory in the Grey
Almighty God, Creator: In these last days storm has assailed us. Greyness has enveloped and mist surrounded our going out and our coming in. Now again Thy glory clarifies, Thy light lifts up our hearts to Thee, and night falls in peace. But through mist and storm and...
Prayer for Justice
Jesus, you call those who follow you to look and act different from the rest of the world. You call us to be a just and loving culture. you call us to live in a way that shows we follow these two rules: "Love God" and "Love your neighbour." Help us to live a life of...
Psalm 119
It was Sunday morning and as I was preparing for worship it hit me. I was feeling drained. This is probably not what you want to hear about or from your minister. On Sunday morning you would assume that the minister was feeling alive and full of energy just before...
When Does It End?
The violence we continue to do to one another must end. The recent shooting in Orlando horrifies us and in its events we see true evil. As people, as Christians we must rise above our differences, our intolerance, our dislikes and recognize that Jesus called us to...
Ancient Prayers
Prayer has been an integral part of Christian faith since the beginning. Jesus counselled the disciples in how they could approach God in prayer. Today in our private lives and in corporate worship we also pray to God. We offer praise, seek intercession and offer...
Prayer on Success and Failure
Gracious God, A day comes When we must face the fact That the curve of our life sweeps downward. If misfortune falls upon us, its sign are sudden. We are not thinking of the swift blows of drastic change. We would talk with you of the day That is like yesterday, And...
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.