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Introduction

This book is a collection of material I have devised and used over several years. It contains reflections on the significance of seasons and festivals, as well as schemes for use in Workshops, Quiet Days, Retreats and Courses. There are suggestions for liturgy also, including some Eucharistic Prayers, and a simple order for the Eucharist in which these prayers can be used. The prayers were originally written for specific groups, but they have been adapted for other use also. My aim is always to use as few words as possible to say what needs to be said, and to leave space for people to respond to God as God moves them.

The first two sections of the book reflect the events of Jesus’ life as the Church’s year unfolds. The third section is more diverse, offering responses to the opportunities daily life affords to meet God.

Much of what I offer draws from my own writing in Watching for the Kingfisher, published in an enlarged edition by Canterbury Press in 2009. This edition combines some new work with poems previously published in Candles and Kingfishers and Flashes of Brightness published by the Methodist Publishing House.

I hope that what I offer here will spark off creativity in people looking for fresh ways to present truths about God and ourselves as we explore the riches of God’s love anew, year by year.

Ann Lewin

May 2011