I recently read a prayer that I think is relevant to the church's prayer topic of healing this month. This is the 'Collect for St Luke the Evangelist' which says:"Almighty God, who called Luke the physician, whose praise is in the gospel, to be an evangelist and...

"We have an unassailable future in the benevolent plans of God." (Charlie Cleverly, 'Epiphanies of the Ordinary' P 130)"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" (Jer...

It may be true that laughter is the best medicine, but it's not always easy to laugh when illness or pain hit us. Pain concentrates the mind and it's difficult to think of anything else. On Sunday night, Mark began the first of four sermons in July looking at the...