Dear Friends,
Today we have some reflections on the theme of summer. For most of us it has been a hot week & we hope that you haven’t found it too uncomfortable. What a strange summer it has been – so much wet dull weather & then this extreme heat.
It is the last Saturday Reflection for a few weeks. We will be back with you on Saturday 14th September & meanwhile we hope you have some good relaxed weeks.
Today’s blessing comes from a Libera collection – ‘Deep Peace’. We pray for that deep peace for us all & our families over these next weeks.
Love to you all
God of the seasons.
You surround us with beauty & wonder:
you smile in the ripening fruit,
you dance in the tumbling leaves.
Teach us to dance with you,
to act justly
and to share fairly,
to love you in friend & stranger
all the moments of our nights & days.
Ruth Burgess
Summer Stars
Joyce Rupp
A quiet sense of oneness
ripens in me as I gaze
into evening’s summer sky.
I behold this endless space
filled with sparkling lights,
speaking of a world unknown,
luring my heart into mystery.
Dancer of the Stars
I am at home with you
when I view these galaxies
of ageless beauty.
A Summer Gloria
Glory be to God…
for clear blue skies and sunny days
for fresh green grass and leafy trees
for vivid purple flowers and well-tended gardens
for fluffy white clouds and gentle breezes
for bright red buses and busy streets
Glory be to God…
for people stepping out with sandaled feet
for children playing games with delighted squeals
for picnics and street parties
for street traders and market stalls
for long days and short nights
for open-topped buses and open-necked shirts.
Glory be to God…
for seasons
for summer
for sunshine.
Chick Yuill