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1st March 2026
Third Practice
The final mantra in this short series is one you can create for yourself.
Perhaps there’s a word in scripture that means a lot to you, or a line from a poem. Or there may be a word or phrase that you’ve encountered in your Bible reading today. Or you could be really adventurous and use a mantra with no words at all! In this case you use the gentle rhythm of your own breathing to quieten the mind. If you think about it, a spoken word is only breath provided
with a vibration anyway, one which we attach meaning to.
Either way, create a mantra that helps you gather and quieten the meanderings (or storminess!) of your mind - those mostly useless and repetitive thoughts - laying them down before God.
Mantra is a wonderful tool to bring clarity and peace, realising the presence of God who has never left us but who we lose sight of in the fog and noise of everyday life.
Here is a mantra I created for my own prayer life - I share it with you today in the hope it might inspire you to create your own.
Love is, just this.
The final mantra in this short series is one you can create for yourself.
Perhaps there’s a word in scripture that means a lot to you, or a line from a poem. Or there may be a word or phrase that you’ve encountered in your Bible reading today. Or you could be really adventurous and use a mantra with no words at all! In this case you use the gentle rhythm of your own breathing to quieten the mind. If you think about it, a spoken word is only breath provided
with a vibration anyway, one which we attach meaning to.
Either way, create a mantra that helps you gather and quieten the meanderings (or storminess!) of your mind - those mostly useless and repetitive thoughts - laying them down before God.
Mantra is a wonderful tool to bring clarity and peace, realising the presence of God who has never left us but who we lose sight of in the fog and noise of everyday life.
Here is a mantra I created for my own prayer life - I share it with you today in the hope it might inspire you to create your own.
Love is, just this.
2nd March 2026
Five Alive Parish w Bishampton & Throckmorton
Give thanks for our village’s schools and uniformed organisations for young people. Please pray for them, and for new volunteers to continue Open the Book. Please pray as we discern how to be church in this day, use our resources wisely, and imaginatively seek new resources and for all who serve our churches and villages in their varied ministries. Clergy: Sarah Dangerfield, Emma Goldby. reader: Delia Harding
Give thanks for our village’s schools and uniformed organisations for young people. Please pray for them, and for new volunteers to continue Open the Book. Please pray as we discern how to be church in this day, use our resources wisely, and imaginatively seek new resources and for all who serve our churches and villages in their varied ministries. Clergy: Sarah Dangerfield, Emma Goldby. reader: Delia Harding
3rd March 2026
World Hearing Day
Thank you Lord, for the gift of hearing. Please help those who find it hard to hear and bless doctors, families, and others who help them. Teach us to listen with love and care. May everyone feel heard and included and help us make the world kinder and more understanding to those with hearing difficulties.
Thank you Lord, for the gift of hearing. Please help those who find it hard to hear and bless doctors, families, and others who help them. Teach us to listen with love and care. May everyone feel heard and included and help us make the world kinder and more understanding to those with hearing difficulties.
4th March 2026
Diocese of Peru
With ongoing concerns about finances and most clergy working secular jobs in addition to their ministerial roles, pray for those charged with putting the Diocese on a sustainable financial footing. Pray too for those working with congregations on
stewardship, and those ensuring transparent and wise spending.
With ongoing concerns about finances and most clergy working secular jobs in addition to their ministerial roles, pray for those charged with putting the Diocese on a sustainable financial footing. Pray too for those working with congregations on
stewardship, and those ensuring transparent and wise spending.
5th March 2026
Five Alive Parish w Bishampton & Throckmorton
Give thanks for all who care for our church buildings and churchyards; for regular giving and those who fundraise. Pray for mission through community engagement, for new opportunities for worship, prayer and deepening discipleship and for all who serve our churches and villages. Clergy: Sarah Dangerfield, Emma Goldby. Reader: Delia Harding
Give thanks for all who care for our church buildings and churchyards; for regular giving and those who fundraise. Pray for mission through community engagement, for new opportunities for worship, prayer and deepening discipleship and for all who serve our churches and villages. Clergy: Sarah Dangerfield, Emma Goldby. Reader: Delia Harding
6th March 2026
Diocesan Safeguarding team
We give thanks for the Diocesan Safeguarding team and all they do to help ensure our churches are as safe as they can be, supporting clergy, Parish Safeguarding Officers and others across the Diocese. Hilary Higton, Delia Stokes, Claire Arden,
Casey Gallagher, Liz Toone
We give thanks for the Diocesan Safeguarding team and all they do to help ensure our churches are as safe as they can be, supporting clergy, Parish Safeguarding Officers and others across the Diocese. Hilary Higton, Delia Stokes, Claire Arden,
Casey Gallagher, Liz Toone