The Church's Ministry of Healing: Ireland

15/09/2026

At yesterday's Open Hands, Open Heart session, we spent quite some time reflecting on the descriptions of God as a refuge, a rock and a fortress, and all the different meanings for layering images of safety and security in the earlier verses of Psalm 31. I came across this Celtic prayer for the Triune God as our fortress and I thought it fit well with our reflections.

14/09/2026

We love to see our prayer cards being used in lots of different settings. Here are some being offered at MOVE youth camp during the summer.

12/09/2026

A prayer for love, light, and witness. Amen

11/09/2026

I came across this prayer by chance and read it through three times, feeling my breathing slow and calm with its rhythm. I needed the reminder that we come to God as we are, without needing to "dress up", spiritually or emotionally - because He is always with us, He knows us before we speak or turn to Him, and His love for us never fails.

10/09/2026

I don't watch boxing, but, living in Bray, I've been involved in many conversations about Katie Taylor over the last few weeks, as I'm sure you can imagine, and, knowing that CMHI is running a series on the psalms, lots of people in church last Sunday mentioned to me that Katie's favourite psalm is 18, and that she wears it embroidered on her clothes. I've been reading it again this morning and reading about it in a commentary on the psalms. If you haven't read it in a while, then set aside a little quiet time for it this week, and reflect on its promise of God's deliverance and salvation.

09/09/2026

We love the Ploughing Championships! And we are delighted to support the ministry team in the Church of Ireland tent again this year with a selection of prayer stations - some new and some already known and loved. We pray every blessing on the team as they prepare, set up, welcome, provide tea and chats and pray alongside the hundreds of people who will pass through the stand over the course of the event.

(photos from last year's Ploughing Championships)

08/09/2026

We've had continued interest from people wanting to join some sessions in the series 'Open Hands, Open Heart', so I have re-opened a link to book on Eventbrite, or, as always, you can email me [email protected] and I will book you in.

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/open-hands-open-heart-praying-with-the-psalms-in-every-season-tickets-1997845745405?

We rested in Psalm 3 this week, and we'll rest in Psalm 31 next week.

05/09/2026