Words of Light and Hope from Helena Crockford

                                                               

Words of Light and Hope: 9 th August 2026

Helena Crockford LLM
“Save me Lord”

The Gospel reading this week (Matt.14.22-33) says so much
about our human frailty, fear and doubt, and Jesus’s ever-ready
response to hear us when we cry out.
Adrift by ‘The Wife of Edward Dowden’ (1843-1913)
Unto my faith as to a spar, I bring
My love – and Faith and Love adrift I cast
On a dim sea. I know not if at last
They the eternal shore of God shall find.
I know that neither waves nor wind
Can sunder them, the cords are tied so fast
That faith shall never – doubts and dangers past –
Come safe to land and Love be left behind.
The Call of the Disciples by Malcolm Guite
He calls us all to step aboard his ship,
Take the adventure on this morning’s wing,
Raise sail with him, launch out into the deep,
Whatever storms or floods are threatening.
If faith gives way to doubt, or love to fear,
Then, as on Galilee, we’ll rouse the Lord,
For he is always with us and will hear
And make our peace with his creative Word,
Who made us, loved us, formed us and has set
All his beloved lovers in an ark;
Borne upwards by his Spirit, we will float
Above the rising waves, the falling dark,
As fellow pilgrims, driven towards that haven,
Where all will be redeemed, fulfilled, forgiven.

Prayer of St Patrick by David Adam
Calm me, Lord, as you calmed the storm;
still me, Lord, keep me from harm.
Let all the tumult within me cease,
enfold me, Lord, in your peace.