When hopes are dashed and all seems lost (Hymn)

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When hopes are dashed and all seems lost
in emptiness and silent prayer,
the love of God delights to prove
the possible in sheer despair.

And when the world still crucifies
through selfish acts of hate and greed,
the resurrection light of Christ
seeks to renew in love and deed.

The hand of love that reaches out,
in tender care of human pain,
speaks of the cosmic love of God,
which no confinement could contain.

For when the love of God is glimpsed,
and whispers through each broken place,
an empty tomb is found again
and Jesus lives in time and space.

© Gary Hopkins 2010

Metre: 88 88 (Long Metre)
Suggested tune: O Waly Waly

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A Place to Belong

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A guided meditation based on Luke 24:13-35

I invite you to ponder the journey to Emmaus.
Two lovers of God wondering if all their hopes were lost.
They believed Jesus would put everything right and transform their world...

Poem: The Tomb

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Poem for Easter Day

The tomb. Open. Empty. Still.
The rush of heart. Beating. Pained.
Where is he? Where is my Lord?

Eternal source of humankind (Hymn)

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Eternal source of humankind
be near us in life’s stress:
relieve the strain of troubled mind,
dispel our worries, let us find
your comfort and closeness.

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