A Simple Reflection at home on the day of a funeral you can’t attend.
It’s so difficult when you can’t go to a funeral, whether for family, friend or neighbour. Many are facing this in the current crisis, so this short reflection has been specially written by a vicar for you
to do at home, alone or with those who share your home. You might ask others to take part at the same time from their home.
This is a strange and distressing time to be grieving and isolated, but we are here to help you. Being bereaved can be one of the most lonely experiences you or someone you love may go through. … (download the document below)
This booklet contains prayers for personal or group use, special prayers for use if it isn’t possible to meet in church, and a simple form of prayer for the morning and evening. It includes:
It also includes two simple acts of worship, particularly geared to those who are isolated or housebound, or who are unable to attend church. You need to download this booklet to use these.
Here is our Benefice Prayer Book.
You can see:
You can download the whole booklet here:
Perhaps you find it hard to pray at home? You aren’t alone in this, but we hope this booklet will help.
Being stuck at home can be boring, frustrating, or lonely, even if there are other people in the house with you! And if you are very unwell, or worried you might become so, it can be frightening, too. God is with us in these situations, whether we are conscious of his presence or not. Remembering this, and relying on him in prayer, can help you to keep going.
In normal circumstances, we are pleased to arrange for sick or housebound people to have communion at home, but where quarantine/ self-isolation rules are in place, this won’t be possible. But Common Worship reminds us in its liturgy for the sick that “ Believers who cannot physically receive the sacrament are to be assured that they are partakers by faith of the body and blood of Christ and of the benefits he conveys to us by them.” Illness – or self-isolation – can’t separate us from Jesus’ love.
We hope these notes will give you some ideas about how to maintain and deepen your faith and your prayers. God wants us to turn to him in all our troubles and perplexities, even if we can’t always find the “right words”.
And remember – the rest of the church is praying for you!
The North Wakefield Benefice Ministry Team.
Daily Bible study and prayer points from Scripture Union.
Perhaps you find it hard to pray at home? You aren’t
alone in this, but we hope this booklet will help.
Being stuck at home can be boring, frustrating, or
lonely, even if there are other people in the house with you!
And if you are very unwell, or worried you might become
so, it can be frightening, too. God is with us in these
situations, whether we are conscious of his presence or not.
Remembering this, and relying on him in prayer, can help
you to keep going.
In normal circumstances, we are pleased to arrange for
sick or housebound people to have communion at home,
but where quarantine/ self-isolation rules are in place, this
won’t be possible. But Common Worship reminds us in its
liturgy for the sick that “Believers who cannot physically
receive the sacrament are to be assured that they are
partakers by faith of the body and blood of Christ and of the
benefits he conveys to us by them.” Illness – or
self-isolation – can’t separate us from Jesus’ love.
We hope this booklet will give you some ideas about
how to maintain and deepen your faith and your prayers.
God wants us to turn to him in all our troubles and
perplexities, even if we can’t always find the “right words”.
And remember – the rest of the church is praying for you!
The North Wakefield Benefice Ministry Team.
Lighting a candle before you pray can help you to focus and listen.
Jesus taught us the Lord’s Prayer so that we would always have words to say. Use it!
The “Examen”. Don’t let the name put you off! This is a very simple way to prayerfully review your day with God
in five steps:
Lectio Divina: again, if this is new to you, don’t let the name put you off. Lectio helps you to read the Bible in a prayerful way. Pick a short passage of Scripture (it can be anything you like, but if you’re stuck, parables of Jesus or the shorter Psalms are a good choice). Read it through, slowly, two or three times. Notice what jumps out at you, and ask yourself, what is God saying to me here? Reflect on this for a few minutes. Then, read the passage again.
Now ask yourself, what do I want to say to God? – then say
it. Lastly, sit quietly and know that God is with you.