We have two new downloads this week, one on laughter and the other on the subject of shelter. There is also a list of some of our resources on healing.

Image: part of the ‘Descent of the Spirit’ sculpture in Iona Abbey cloisters by Jacques Lipchitz. Photo © David Coleman.

New downloads

A Litany of Laughter (PDF download) A meditation Joy Mead

Digital download: A poetic exploration of the experience of laughter and the essential, liberating role it plays in all our lives.

To laugh
is to light the candle at both ends.
In the darkest night
laughter is prayer.

5 pages

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A World Full of Shelter (PDF download) A short act of worship Yvonne Morland

Digital download: Shelter, the need to feel safe, is a fundamental human need. Today thousands of people are fleeing into Europe seeking sanctuary – on the run from violence, terror, injustice. We cannot sit comfortably in our own places of shelter and not act to influence the shelter that is offered to those for whom it is a matter of survival.

This liturgy offers an opportunity to reflect on shelter and what it means.

5 pages

For more information and to see a sample

Some resources on healing

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Pilgrim Liturgy for Healing (PDF download) Ruth Burgess

Digital download: This liturgy was written for a pilgrimage to Whitby Abbey, but may be adapted for other places. Pilgrimage is an opportunity to travel lightly, to walk free of daily routines, to meet people, to make friends, to enjoy and celebrate God’s creation. Taken from the book Praying for the Dawn: A resource book for the ministry of healing by Ruth Burgess & Kathy Galloway.

6 pages

For more information and to see a sample

For the whole book Praying for the Dawn

For the e-book version of Praying for the Dawn

What the Lord Requires of Us (PDF download) A liturgy of healing Kathy Galloway

Digital download: A liturgy for healing taken from the book Praying for the Dawn by Ruth Burgess and Kathy Galloway.

7 pages

For more information and to see a sample

For the whole book Praying for the Dawn

For the e-book version of Praying for the Dawn

Brokenness and Wholeness (PDF download) A service of prayers for healing Ruth Burgess

Digital download: a healing service which incorporates some elements of the Iona Abbey service of prayers for healing. Taken from the book The Pattern of Our Days, ed. Kathy Galloway.

5 pages

More information and sample pages

Christ of the Celts (Book and e-book) The healing of creation J. Philip Newell

As increasing numbers of people are attracted to the Celtic vision with its focus on the environment and its sense of the sacred existing in all things and creatures, the author explores what it is that makes Celtic spirituality particularly relevant for the modern world.

To look at Christ in the light of Celtic spirituality brings up for examination the divisive doctrines of the past that had more to do with the state’s need to control people than with any true spiritual teaching. By contrast, a spirituality that combines the best features of the Celtic heritage with the new earth consciousness of today is one of essential harmony between Christ and creation. At the core of Christ’s teaching is the truth that we are most deeply divine precisely when we are most deeply human, and in reclaiming Christianity for the people and the human soul lies the potential for its rebirthing as a spirituality revelant for the 21st century.

More information and sample pages

For the e-book version

Jesus’ Healing Works and Ours (Book and e-book) Ian Cowie

Q. When is a miracle not a miracle?
A. When the supernatural is natural.

This is a book as much for those who have grown up with the stories of Jesus’ miracles and now take them for granted as for those dismiss them along with Santa Claus and Peter Pan. Ian Cowie re-translates the original Greek of the Gospels and sheds new light on what the healing miracles of Jesus were and what they mean for us. He concludes that there is no justification for saying that miracles break the laws of nature, but that such events are a natural result of using untapped human and divine resources in a universe that is totally consistent.

More information and sample pages

For the e-book version

Prayers & Ideas for Healing Services (Book) Ian Cowie

A complete guide to healing ministry which combines sound practical advice with conviction, refreshing realism and compassion. Ian Cowie was a Church of Scotland minister whose experience in healing ministry spanned decades. 

More information

Resources for Services of Prayer for Healing (PDF download) Ruth Burgess and others

Digital download: Detailed resources and guidelines for those who wish to introduce the ministry of healing into a church or group, but are not sure where to start. There is also a section of prayers, readings, meditations and blessings which can be used in services or in events focusing on healing. Taken from the book Praying for the Dawn, by Ruth Burgess & Kathy Galloway.

77 pages.

For more information and to see a sample

For the whole book Praying for the Dawn

For the e-book version of Praying for the Dawn

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